Thoai Ngo BSc MHS
- LSHTM
- Keppel Street
- London
- WC1E 7HT
- T: +44 (0)753 1344 704
Thoai holds a Master in Health Science (MHS) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) with a concentration in Global Disease Epidemiology & Control. He also obtained a Certificate in Health & Human Rights and a Certificate in Vaccine Science & Policy from JHSPH.
Prior to LSHTM, he was a research fellow at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Johns Hopkins University conducting HIV/STIs research in Uganda, Vietnam, China, and the USA among marginalised populations (sex workers, injection drug users, and women). He has also worked on policy research at Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) examining the intersection between public health and human rights, particularly the PEPFAR reauthorisation process and health workforce advocacy initiative.
He has been working on various sexual & reproductive health research programmes and projects with Marie Stopes International, the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Thoai is at LSHTM under the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar Award.
Affiliation
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Department of Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research
Teaching
Thoai was a teaching coordinator/assistant for the following courses at JHSPH:
- Assessing Epidemiologic Impact of Human Rights Violations
- Problem Solving in Public Health
Research
Thoai's current research interest is to examine the acceptability and feasibility of medical abortion service delivery in developing settings. He is interested in understanding the barriers to medical abortion service through the provision of the procedure by mid-level providers and/or the option of home-use of misoprostol.
Research areas
- Clinical trials
- Health services research
- Sexual health
- Systematic reviews
Disciplines
- Demography
- Epidemiology
- Operational research
Disease and Health Conditions
- HIV/AIDS
Other interests
- Human Rights
- MARCH
- Marginalised Populations
- Medical Abortion
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Selected publications
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Pharmacy workers' knowledge and provision of abortifacients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ngo, T.D. ; Park, M.H. ; Nguyen, T.H. ;
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 2012;
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Comparing the World Health Organization-versus China-recommended protocol for first-trimester medical abortion: a retrospective analysis.
Ngo, T.D. ; Park, M.H. ; Xiao, Y. ;
Int J Womens Health, 2012; 4:123-7
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Male circumcision uptake, postoperative complications, and satisfaction associated with mid-level providers in rural Kenya.
Ngo, T.D. ; Obhai, G. ;
HIV AIDS (Auckl), 2012; 4:37-43
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Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical abortion at home and in a clinic: a systematic review.
Ngo, T.D. ; Park, M.H. ; Shakur, H. ; Free, C. ;
Bull World Health Organ, 2011; 89(5):360-70
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Mifepristone+misoprostol vs. misoprostol alone for early medical abortion.
Ngo, T.D. ; Park, M.H. ;
Contraception, 2011;
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Dynamics of IUD use in Vietnam: implications for family planning services at primary health care level.
Park, M.H. ; Nguyen, T.H. ; Ngo, T.D. ;
Int J Womens Health, 2011; 3:429-34
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Increasing Uptake of Reproductive Health Services Using Innovative Financing Models: Experiences of Marie Stopes International
Katz, C.; Ngo, T.D.
in 'Improving Health Sector Performance: Institutions, Motivations and Incentives' Sen, H. Jalilian & V.(2011) Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore) :184-201
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Cervical preparation for first trimester surgical abortion
Kapp, N.; Lohr, P.A.; Ngo, T.D.; Hayes, J.L.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010; (2)
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