Dr Matthew Kelly

Contacts

Contact email:matthew.kelly@anu.edu.au
Contact phone:+61 2 6125 0714
Location:R1.07A, Building 65 (Balmain Cottage).
Centre:Department of Applied Epidemiology
Link:ANU Researchers profile
B Asian Studies (Thai), PhD (Population Health)
Fellow

Biography

After completing a Bachelor of Asian Studies (majoring in Thai language) Matthew commenced work as a Research Assistant on the Thai Health-Risk Transition Project at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU. He worked in this role until 2015, while also completing his PhD. His PhD research addressed food environment, particularly food retailing, effects on nutrition and health in Thailand. In 2015 he began work on the DFAT funded project ‘Building capacity for evidence based health development in Indonesia’. This project is expanding his research into health information systems while maintaining his Southeast Asian research focus.

Research

Research interests

Dr Kelly’s research is broadly based around health, epidemiological and demographic transitions in Southeast Asia. Of particular interest is the nutrition transition in the region towards diets high in sugars, fat and processed foods and associated rises in obesity and diet-related disease. His research has examined the drivers of such a transition underway in Thailand, particularly upstream food environment drivers. Other health transition factors which have featured in his research include injury and occupational health. More recently his research interests have expanded to include changing patterns of mortality in Southeast Asia and the health information systems which inform analyses of these changes.

Projects

Publications

  • Sarma, H, Wangdi, K, Tariqujjaman, M et al. 2022, 'The effects of deworming and multiple micronutrients on anaemia in preschool children in Bangladesh: Analysis of five cross-sectional surveys', Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 1.
  • Ngan Giang, P, Kelly, M, Thi Tuyet Nhung, N et al. 2022, 'Continuing medical education programs for primary care physicians from remote locations of Vietnam: a needs assessment', BMC Medical Education, vol. 22, pp. 1-9.
  • Tangmunkongvorakul, A, Kelly, M, Thongpibul, K et al. 2022, 'The Association Between Connectedness and Grit Among Thai In-school Adolescents in Urban Chiang Mai, Thailand', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, pp. 1-9.
  • Islam, M, Rahman, M, Uddin, F et al. 2022, 'Household food insecurity and unimproved toilet facilities associate with child morbidity: evidence from a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh', BMC Public Health, vol. 22, no. 1.
  • Supthanasup, A, Banwell, C & Kelly, M 2022, 'Facebook Feeds and Child Feeding: A Qualitative Study of Thai Mothers in Online Child Feeding Support Groups', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 10.
  • Supthanasup, A, Yiengprugsawan, V, Kelly, M et al. 2022, 'Social networking sites: a new source of child feeding information for parents in Thailand', Health Promotion International, vol. 37, no. 2.
  • Kurscheid, J, Gordon, C, Clarke, N et al. 2022, 'Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review', The Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 216, no. 10, pp. 532-538.
  • Cetthakrikul, N, Kelly, M, Baker, P et al. 2022, 'Effect of baby food marketing exposure on infant and young child feeding regimes in Bangkok, Thailand', International Breastfeeding Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-15.
  • Lowe, C, Rachmawati, L, Richardson, A et al. 2022, 'COVID-19 orphans � Global patterns associated with the hidden pandemic', PLOS Global Public Health, vol. 2, no. 8.
  • Tsheten, T, Lowe, C, Wangdi, K et al. 2022, 'COVID-19 continues its rampage in children and in unvaccinated communities due to the Delta and Omicron variants', Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine (IDTM), vol. 8, no. 810.
  • Thinkhamrop, K, Khuntikeo, N, Chamadol , N et al. 2022, 'Associations between ultrasound screening findings and cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis in an at-risk population', Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1.
  • Luies, S, Sultana, T, Budden, A et al. 2022, 'Partnerships in the introduction of new routine vaccines in Bangladesh: evidence from a prospective process evaluation', BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 9.
  • Sanguankittiphan, P, Thinkhamrop, K, Limpawattana, P et al. 2022, 'Prevalence and related factors of possible sarcopenia among Thai community-dwelling older adults', Journal of Public Health and Development, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 174-187.
  • Prathumkam, P, Thinkhamrop, K, Khuntikeo, N et al. 2022, 'Association between the Number of Repeated Praziquantel Treatments and Kidney Parenchymal Change in Northeast Thailand', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 2397-2405.
  • Feng, X, Kelly, M & Sarma, H 2021, 'The association between educational level and multimorbidity among adults in Southeast Asia: A systematic review', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 16, pp. 1-22.
  • Kelly, M, Rao, C & Mathenge, G 2021, 'Lessons learnt and pathways forward for national civil registration and vital statistics systems after the covid-19 pandemic', Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 262-265.
  • Ayuttacorn, A, Tangmunkongvorakul, A, Kelly, M et al. 2021, 'Intimate Relationships and HIV Infection Risks Among Shan Female Sex Workers From Myanmar in Chiang Mai, Thailand: A Qualitative Study', AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 551-566.
  • Alamnia, T, Tesfaye, W, Abrha, S et al. 2021, 'Metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 1-16.
  • Klinjun, N, Kelly, M, Praditsathaporn, C et al. 2021, 'Identification of factors affecting road traffic injuries incidence and severity in southern Thailand based on accident investigation reports', Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 22, pp. 1-17.
  • Rao, C, Bundhamcharoen, K, Kelly, M et al. 2021, 'Mortality estimates for WHO SEAR countries: Problems and prospects', BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 1-12.
  • Sanguankittiphan, P, Limpawattana, P, Chupanit, P et al. 2021, 'Sarcopenia and associated factors among Thai community-dwelling older adults', International Journal of Gerontology, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 324-329.
  • Onprasonk, S, Pinitluek, K, Charupash, R et al. 2021, 'A Survey of Health Literacy in Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Its Association with Sexual behaviors among Students of Vocational Schools in 7th Health Region, Thailand', Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 591-596.
  • Lowe, C, Kurscheid, J, Lal, A et al. 2021, 'Health Risk Assessment for Exposure to Nitrate in Drinking Water in Central Java, Indonesia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 5.
  • Donkor, E, Kelly, M, Eliason, C et al. 2021, 'A Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Malaria in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana from 2015 to 2019', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 11.
  • Suwannatrai, A, Thinkhamrop, K, Suwannatrai, K et al. 2021, 'Opisthorchis viverrini and Strongyloides stercoralis mono- and co-infections: Bayesian geostatistical analysis in an endemic area, Thailand', Acta Tropica, vol. 223, p. 10.
  • Supthanasup, A, Banwell, C, Kelly, M et al. 2021, 'Recipe components and parents’ infant and young child feeding concerns: A mixed-methods study of recipe posts shared in thai facebook groups for parents', Nutrients, vol. 13, no. 4.
  • Tawarungruang, C, Khuntikeo, N, Chamadol, N et al. 2021, 'Survival after surgery among patients with cholangiocarcinoma in Northeast Thailand according to anatomical and morphological classification', BMC Cancer, vol. 21, no. 1.
  • Jirattikorn, A, Tangmunkongvorakul, A, Banwell, C et al. 2021, 'Shan Migrant Sex Workers Living with HIV Who Remain Active in Sexual Entertainment Venues in Chiang Mai, Thailand', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, vol. 9, pp. 1616ââ¬â1625.
  • Alamnia, T, Kelly, M & Tesfaye, W 2021, 'The effectiveness of text message delivered interventions for weight loss in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Obesity Reviews, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-20.
  • Thinkhamrop, K, Khuntikeo, N, Laohasiriwong, W et al. 2021, 'Association of comorbidity between Opisthorchis viverrini infection and diabetes mellitus in the development of cholangiocarcinoma among a high-risk population, northeastern Thailand', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 1-14.
  • Lowe, C, Kelly, M, Sarma, H et al. 2021, 'The double burden of malnutrition and dietary patterns in rural Central Java, Indonesia', The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, vol. 14.
  • Cetthakrikul, N, Baker, P, Banwell, C, Kelly, M, Smith, JP. 2021, 'Corporate political activity of baby food companies in Thailand', International Breastfeeding Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1-13.
  • Gray, D, Kurscheid, J, Mationg, M et al. 2020, 'Health-education to prevent COVID-19 in schoolchildren: a call to action', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, vol. 9, pp. 1-3.
  • Thinkhamrop, K, Suwannatrai, A, Chamadol , N et al. 2020, 'Spatial analysis of hepatobiliary abnormalities in a population at high-risk of cholangiocarcinoma in Thailand', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 16855, pp. 1-10.
  • Rao, C & Kelly, M 2020, 'Empiricism in non-communicable disease mortality measurement for the Asia-Pacific: lost in translation', BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 1-12.
  • Supthanasup, A, Banwell, C, Kelly, M et al. 2020, 'Child feeding practices and concerns: Thematic content analysis of Thai virtual communities', Maternal and Child Nutrition.
  • Rao, C & Kelly, M 2020, 'Empiricism in non-communicable disease mortality measurement for the Asia-Pacific: lost in translation', BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 1-13.
  • Lowe, C, Kelly, M, Seubsman, S et al. 2020, 'Predictors and burden of injury mortality in the Thai cohort study 2005-2015', BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1714, pp. 1-9.
  • Jirattikorn, A, Tangmunkongvorakul, A, Musumari, P et al. 2020, 'Sexual risk behaviours and HIV knowledge and beliefs of Shan migrants from Myanmar living with HIV in Chiang Mai, Thailand', International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 16, no. 4.
  • Thinkhamrop, K, Khuntikeo, N, Sithithaworn, P et al. 2019, 'Correction to: Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a population-based cross-sectional study in northeast Thailand', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, vol. 8, no. 33, pp. 1-1.
  • Kelly, M, Rao, C, Seubsman, S et al 2019, 'Death in Transitional Asia: 11-Year All-Cause Mortality in the Thai Cohort Study', Global Journal of Health Science, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1-11.
  • Chamadol, N, Khuntikeo, N, Thinkhamrop, B et al. 2019, 'Association between periductal fibrosis and bile duct dilatation among a population at high risk of cholangiocarcinoma: A cross-sectional study of cholangiocarcinoma screening in Northeast Thailand', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. -.
  • Rao, C, Usman, Y, Kelly, M et al 2019, 'Building capacity for mortality statistics programs: Perspectives from the Indonesian experience', Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 98-102.
  • Usman, Y, Iriawan, R, Rosita, T et al 2019, 'Indonesia's Sample Registration System in 2018: A work in progress', Journal of Population and Social Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 39-52.
  • Zhang, W, Usman, Y, Iriawan, R et al 2019, 'Evaluating the quality of evidence for diagnosing ischemic heart disease from verbal autopsy in Indonesia', World Journal of Cardiology, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 244-255.
  • Thinkhamrop, K, Khuntikeo, N, Sithithaworn, P et al 2019, 'Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a population-based cross-sectional study in northeast Thailand', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, vol. 8, no. 18, pp. 1-9.
  • Suwannatrai, A, Thinkhamrop, K, Clements, A et al. 2019, 'Bayesian spatial analysis of cholangiocarcinoma in Northeast Thailand', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 0.
  • Kelly, M, Rao, C, Seubsman, S et al 2018, 'Health risk transition and low mortality patterns among a national cohort of aspirational Thai open university students', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 540-550pp.
  • Paoin , K, Ueda , K, Ingviya , T et al. 2018, 'Long-term air pollution exposure and self-reported morbidity: A longitudinal analysis from the Thai cohort study (TCS)', Environmental Research, vol. 192.
  • Shi, Z, Papier, K, Yiengprugsawan, V et al 2018. Dietary patterns associated with hypertension risk: 8-year findings from the Thai Cohort Study. Public Health Nutrition. 22(2):307-313.
  • •Rimpeekool W, Kirk M, Yiengprugsawan V, et al. (2017) "Nutrition label experience and consumption of transitional foods among a nationwide cohort of 42,750 Thai adults". British Food Journal. 119(2): 425-439.
  • Kelly, M, Seubsman, S, Dixon, J et al 2017, 'Integrating Food and Nutrition Security in a Middle-Income, Globalized, Food-Exporting Nation: Thailand’s Food Policy Challenge', World Food Policy, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 5-31pp.
  • Banwell, C, Kelly, M, Dixon, J et al. 2016, 'Trust: The Missing Dimension in the Food Retail Transition in Thailand', Anthropological Forum, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 138-154.
  • Banwell, C, Kelly, M, Dixon, J et al. 2016, 'Trust: the missing dimension in the food retail transition in Thailand', Anthropological Forum, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 138-154.
  • Banwell, C, Dixon, J, Kelly, M et al. 2016, 'What's old is new again: innovative policies to support Thai fresh markets within a healthy food system', World Food Policy, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 51-66.
  • Wakabayashi M, Berecki-Gisolf J, Banwell C,... Yiengprugsawan V. 2016, Non-fatal injury in Thailand from 2005 to 2013: Incidence trends and links to alcohol consumption patterns in the Thai Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology. vol.26, no.9, pp.471-480.
  • Zhao, J, Kelly, M, Bain, C et al 2015, 'Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among 86866 Members of the Thai Cohort Study, 2005-2010', Global Journal of Health Science, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 107-114.
  • Berecki-Gisolf, J, Yiengprugsawan, V, Kelly, M et al. 2015, 'The impact of the thai motorcycle transition on road traffic injury: Thai cohort study results', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 10, no. 3, pp. e0120617-e0120617.
  • Kelly, M, Seubsman, S, Banwell, C, Dixon, J, Sleigh, A. 2014, 'Traditional, modern or mixed? Perspectives on social, economic, and health impacts of evolving food retail in Thailand', Agriculture and Human Values, DOI 10.1007/s10460-014-9561-z
  • Wakabayashi M, McKetin R, Banwell C, Yiengprugsawan V et al 2015, 'Alcohol consumption patterns in Thailand and their relationship with non-communicable disease'. BMC Public Health, vol. 15, no. 1297.
  • Zhao J, Pachanee C, Yiengprugsawan V, et al. 2015. Smoking, smoking cessation, and 7-year mortality in a cohort of Thai adults. Population Health Metrics. doi: 10.1186/s12963-015-0062-0.
  • Kelly, M, Seubsman, S, Banwell, C et al. 2014, 'Thailand's food retail transition: supermarket and fresh market effects on diet quality and health', British Food Journal, vol. 116, no. 7, pp. 1180-1193.
  • Lim LL-Y, Banwell C, Bain C, Banks E, Seubsman S, Kelly M, Yiengprugsawan V, Sleigh AC. 2014. Sugar sweetened beverages and weight gain over 4 years in a Thai National Cohort - A prospective analysis. PLoS One; 9(5):e95309.
  • Lim LL-Y, Banwell C, Bain C, Banks E, Seubsman S, Kelly M, Yiengprugsawan V, Sleigh AC. 2014. Sugar sweetened beverages and weight gain over 4 years in a Thai National Cohort - A prospective analysis. PLoS One; 9(5):e95309.
  • Yiengprugsawan V, Berecki-Gisolf J, Bain C, et al. 2014. Predictors of injury mortality: findings from a large national cohort in Thailand. BMJ Open; 4(6):e004668.
  • Zhao, J, Seubsman, S, Sleigh, A et al [Harley D] 2014, 'Timing of urbanisation and cardiovascular risks in Thailand: Evidence from 51 936 members of the Thai Cohort Study, 2005-2009', Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 484-493.
  • Yiengprugsawan, V, Strazdins, L, Lim, L et al. 2013, 'Physically and psychologically hazardous jobs and mental health in Thailand', Health Promotion International, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 531-541.
  • Banwell, C, Dixon, J, Seubsman, S et al 2013, 'Evolving food retail environments in Thailand and implications for the health and nutrition transition', Public Health Nutrition, 16(4); 608-615.
  • Kelly, M, Banwell, C, Dixon, J, Seubsman S, Sleigh A. 2013 'Thai Food Culture in Transition: A Mixed Methods Study on the Role of Food Retailing', in Cathy Banwell, Stanley Ulijaszek and Jane Dixon (ed.), When Culture Impacts Health: Global Lessons for Effective Health Research, Elsevier, USA, pp. 319-328.
  • Kelly, M, Yutthaphonphinit, P, Seubsman, S et al 2012, 'DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN THAILAND FROM TOP DOWN TO GRASS ROOTS', Asian Social Science, vol. 8, no. 13, pp. 29-39.
  • Yiengprugsawan, V, Stephan, K, McClure, R et al. 2012, 'Risk factors for injury in a national cohort of 87,134 Thai adults', Public Health, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 33-39.
  • Tangmunkongvorakul, A, Banwell, C, Carmichael, G et al. 2012, 'Use and perceptions of sexual and reproductive health services among Northern Thai adolescents', Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 479-500.
  • Birecki-Gisolf, J, McClure, R, Seubsman, S et al. 2012, 'Reporting of lifetime fractures: Methodological considerations and results from the Thai Cohort Study', BMJ Open, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-6.
  • Seubsman, S, Kelly, M, Sleigh, A et al 2011, 'METHODS USED FOR SUCCESSFUL FOLLOW UP IN A LARGE SCALE NATIONAL COHORT STUDY IN THAILAND', BMC Research Notes, vol. 4, no. 166, pp. 166-166.
  • Yiengprugsawan, V, Somkotra, T, Kelly, M et al. 2011, 'Factors associated with self-reported number of teeth in a large national cohort of Thai adults', BMC Oral Health, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. A31-8.
  • Stephan K, McClure R, Seubsman S, Kelly M, Yiengprugsawan V, et al. 2010. Review of injuries over a one year period among 87134 studying at the Open University in Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health. 41(5):1220-1230.
  • Seubsman S, Kelly M, Yiengprugsawan V. 2010. Gender, socioeconomic status, and self-rated health: evidence from Thailand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 23(5): 754-765.
  • Kelly, M, Strazdins, L, Dellora, T et al 2010, 'Thailand's work and health transition', International Labour Review, vol. 149, no. 3, pp. 373-386.
  • Seubsman, S, Lim, L, Banwell, C et al 2010, 'Socioeconomic Status, Sex, and Obesity in a Large National Cohort of 15-87 Year-Old Open University Students in Thailand', Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 13-20.
  • Yiengprugsawan V, Carmichael GA, et al. 2010. Has universal health insurance reduced urban-rural inequalities in health service use in Thailand? Health and Place. 16(5):1030-7
  • Yiengprugsawan V, Kelly M, et al. 2010. The first 10 years of the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand. Australasian Epidemiologist. 17(3): 24-26.
  • Yiengprugsawan V, Khamman S et al. 2010. Personal Wellbeing Index in a national cohort of 87,134 Thai adults. Social Indicators Research. 98(2): 201-215.
  • Seubsman, S, Lim, L, Sripaiboonkek, N et al 2009, 'Obesity in relation to socio-economic status and gender in a large adult open university cohort in Thailand', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 55, no. Supp 1, p. 69.
  • Seubsman, S, Kelly, M, Yuthapornpinit, P et al 2009, 'Cultural resistance to fast-food consumption? A study of youth in North Eastern Thailand', International Journal of Consumer Studies, vol. 33, pp. 669-675.
  • Yiengprugsawan V, Seubsman S, Sleigh AC. 2009. Use and foregone health services among 87,134 Thai adults. Southeast Asian J Tropical Medicine & Public Health. 40(6):1347-58.

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