Dr Hong Le
Casual Academic
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Honorary Fellow
Child Health Research Centre
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Public Health
Journal Articles
Vy, Nguyen Thi Tuong, Le, Hong H. T. C., Le An, Pham, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Phuong, Nguyen Lu, Yamamoto, Naoko, Takeuchi, Rie, Quoc, Nguyen Minh, Tri, Bui Minh, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai, Thao, Nguyen Thi Thu, Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, Phung, Dung T. and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Assessing personal PM2.5 exposure from various microenvironments among schoolchildren in Vietnam. Environmental Research, 283 122115, 122115. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122115
Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, An, Pham, Thai, Phong K., Phung, Dung, Le, Hong H. T. C., Dang, Tran Ngoc, Phuong, Nguyen Lu, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai and Geater, Alan F. (2025). The influence of home and out-of-school factors on respiratory symptoms among schoolchildren in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2025.2505694
Le Tran, Linh, Le Pham, An, Duc Do, Minh, Nguyen, Quynh Nhat, Ngo, Hieu K. T., Le, Hong H.T.C., Nguyen, Vinh Nhu, Phung, Dung, Sly, Peter D. and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Assessing the impact of individual exposure to air pollution via biomarkers in sputum of children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Environmental Pollution, 367 125544, 125544. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125544
Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, An, Pham Le, Hong, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Phuong, Nguyen Lu, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Tri, Bui Minh, Quoc, Nguyen Minh, Kiet, Huynh Vo Quang and Geater, Alan Frederick (2024). Particulate matter 2.5 and respiratory symptoms in urban and suburban schoolchildren in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Journal of Health Science and Medical Research, 42 (4) e20241024. doi: 10.31584/jhsmr.20241024
Le, Hong H.T.C., Ngo, Hieu K.T., Hieu, Le Sy, Sly, Peter D., Phung, Dung, Le An, Pham, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai, Thanh, Huynh Ngoc and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Indoor air pollution is associated with respiratory symptoms in children in urban Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 917 170556, 170556. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170556
Linh Tran, Nu Quy, Cam Hong Le, Huynh Thi, Pham, Cong Tuan, Nguyen, Xuan Huong, Tran, Ngoc Dang, Thi Tran, Tuyet-Hanh, Nghiem, Son, Ly Luong, Thi Mai, Bui, Vinh, Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Doan, Van Quang, Dang, Kim Anh, Thuong Do, Thi Hoai, Thi Ngo, Hieu Kim, Nguyen, Truong Vien, Nguyen, Ngoc Huy, Do, Manh Cuong, Ton, Tuan Nghia, Thu Dang, Thi Anh, Nguyen, Kien, Tran, Xuan Bach, Thai, Phong and Phung, Dung (2023). Climate change and human health in Vietnam: a systematic review and additional analyses on current impacts, future risk, and adaptation. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 40 100943, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100943
Le, Hong H. T. C., Vien, Nguyen Truong, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Ware, Robert S., Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong K., Ranganathan, Sarath, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, Dung, Truong Thi Thuy, Hien, To Thi, Sly, Peter D. and Le An, Pham (2023). Wearing masks as a protective measure for children against traffic-related air pollution: a comparison of perceptions between school children and their caregivers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 28 (9), 753-762. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13923
Gao, Jianfa, Culshaw, Peter, Ngo, Hieu K.T., Howell, John, Le, Hong H.T.C., Yang, Mengting and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Methamphetamine contamination in residential properties and their remediation in Queensland, Australia. Forensic Science International: Reports, 7 100311. doi: 10.1016/j.fsir.2023.100311
Phung, Minh Tung, An, Pham Le, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Le, Hong H T C, McLean, Karen, Meza, Rafael, Mukherjee, Bhramar, Lee, Alice W and Pearce, Celeste Leigh (2023). A comparative study on behavior, awareness and belief about cervical cancer among rural and urban women in Vietnam. PLoS Global Public Health, 3 (6) e0001817, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001817
An, Phạm Lê, Giáp, Vũ Văn, Lan, Lê Thị Tuyết, Sỹ, Dương Quý, Vinh, Nguyễn Như, Ngọc, Trần Văn and Hồng, Lê Huỳnh Thị Cẩm (2023). Quan điểm của bác sĩ về quản lý hen: Kết quả khảo sát tại Việt Nam. Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Y học, 163 (2), 225-235. doi: 10.52852/tcncyh.v163i2.1439
McRae, Angus, Vilcins, Dwan, Le, Hong Huynh Thi Cam, Gorman, Julia, Brune Drisse, Marie Noel, Onyon, Lesley, Sly, Peter D. and Islam, Mohammad Zahirul (2022). Lead in traditional and complementary medicine: a systematic review. Reviews on Environmental Health, 39 (1), 111-120. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2022-0079
Hung, Trinh Manh, Ngo, Hieu K.T., Luong, Ly M.T., Le, Hong H.T.C., Phung, Dung, Chinh, Pham Minh, Nghiem, Son, Hue, Nguyen T. and Thai, Phong K. (2022). Higher diesel price is associated with lower level of pollution: Evidence from Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 361 132245, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132245
Le, Ngoc Tu, Vu, Thu Trang, Vu, Thi Tuong Vi, Khuong, Quynh Long, Le, Huynh Thi Cam Hong, Tieu, Thi Thu Van and Do, Van Dung (2022). Quality of life profile of methadone maintenance treatment patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Journal of Substance Use, 28 (5), 692-698. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2084782
Nguyen, Vien Truong, Doan, Quang-Van, Tran, Ngoc Nguyen, Luong, Ly Thi Mai, Chinh, Pham Minh, Thai, Phong K., Phung, Dung, Le, Hong H. T. C. and Dang, Tran Ngoc (2022). The protective effect of green space on heat-related respiratory hospitalization among children under 5 years of age in Hanoi, Vietnam. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (49), 74197-74207. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-21064-6
Le, Hong H.T.C, Le An, Pham, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Ware, Robert S, Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong K., Ranganathan, Sarath, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai, Phung, Hai, Hien, To Thi and Sly, Peter D. (2022). Burden of asthma-like symptoms and a lack of recognition of asthma in Vietnamese children. The Journal of Asthma, 60 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2066002
Brakema, Evelyn A., van der Kleij, Rianne M. J. J., Poot, Charlotte C., An, Pham Le, Anastasaki, Marilena, Crone, Matty R., Hong, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Kirenga, Bruce, Lionis, Christos, Mademilov, Maamed, Numans, Mattijs E., Oanh, Lê Thi Tu, Tsiligianni, Ioanna, Sooronbaev, Talant, Walusimbi, Simon, Williams, Siân, Chavannes, Niels H. and Reis, Ria (2022). Mapping low-resource contexts to prepare for lung health interventions in four countries (FRESH AIR): a mixed-method study. The Lancet Global Health, 10 (1), e63-e76. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00456-3
Le, H.T.C.H., Dang, T.N., Ware, R., Phung, D., Thai, P.K., Sly, P.D. and Le An, P. (2021). Using the health beliefs model to explore children's attitudes and beliefs on air pollution. Public Health, 196, 4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.026
Ngo, Hieu K.T., Luong, Ly M. T., Le, Hong H.T.C, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Le Pham, An, Phung, Dung and Thai, Phong K. (2021). Impact of temperature on hospital admission for acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) among pre-school children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. International Journal of Biometeorology, 65 (7), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00484-021-02104-1
Le, Ngoc Tu, Khuong, Quynh Long, Vu, Thi Tuong Vi, Thai, Thanh Truc, Le, Huynh Thi Cam Hong, Dao, Phuoc Thang, Le, Sy Hieu, Tieu, Thi Thu Van and Do, Van Dung (2021). Prevalence of amphetamine-type stimulant use and related factors among methadone maintenance patients in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 53 (4), 355-363. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2020.1871126
Yatan Pal Singh, Balhara, Singh, Swarndeep, Doric, Ana, Stevanovic, Dejan, Knez, Rajna, Roy Chowdhury, Mita Rani, Kafali, Helin Yilmaz, Sharma, Pawan, Vally, Zahir, Vi Vu, Tuong, Arya, Sidharth, Mahendru, Aishita, Ransing, Ramdas, Erzin, Gamze and Le, Huynh Le Thi Cam Hong (2020). Can daily internet use time screen for problematic internet use among college students? A receiver operator characteristic curve-based multi-country study. Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research, 38, 43-48. doi: 10.1016/j.npbr.2020.09.002
Brakema, Evelyn A., van Gemert, Frederik A., Williams, Sian, Sooronbaev, Talant, Emilov, Berik, Mademilov, Maamed, Tabyshova, Aizhamal, Le An, Pham, Quynh, Nguyen Nhat, Hong, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Dang, Tran Ngoc, van der Kleij, Rianne M. J. J., Chavannes, Niels H. and de Jong, Corina (2020). Implementing a context-driven awareness programme addressing household air pollution and tobacco: a FRESH AIR study (vol 30, 42, 2020). n p j Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 30 (1) 49. doi: 10.1038/s41533-020-00208-6
Brakema, Evelyn A., van Gemert, Frederik A., Williams, Sian, Sooronbaev, Talant, Emilov, Berik, Mademilov, Maamed, Tabyshova, Aizhamal, An, Pham Le, Quynh, Nguyen Nhat, Hong, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Dang, Tran Ngoc, van der Kleij, Rianne M. J. J., Chavannes, Niels H. and de Jong, Corina (2020). Implementing a context-driven awareness programme addressing household air pollution and tobacco: a FRESH AIR study. n p j Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 30 (1) 42. doi: 10.1038/s41533-020-00201-z
Tran, Long K., Morawska, Lidia, Gartner, Coral E., Huong, Le T. T., Le, Hong H. T. C. and Thai, Phong K. (2020). Secondhand smoke in public places in Vietnam: an assessment 5 years after implementation of the tobacco control law. Tobacco Control, 30 (5), tobaccocontrol-2020. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055753
Vi, Vu Thi Tuong, Long, Khuong Quynh, Hong, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Anh, Hoang Thi Ngoc, Ngoc, Nguyen Viet, Tam, Vo Van, Lai, Nguyen Ly, Hanh, Hoang Hong, Phuong, Tran Van Anh, Trang, Nguyen Nguyen Nhu and Dung, Do Van (2020). HIV Prevalence and Factors Related to HIV Infection Among Transgender Women in Vietnam: A Respondent Driven Sampling Approach. Aids and Behavior, 24 (11), 3132-3141. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02867-5
Brakema, Evelyn A., van der Kleij, Rianne Mjj, Vermond, Debbie, van Gemert, Frederik A., Kirenga, Bruce, Chavannes, Niels H., FRESH AIR collaborators and Hong, Le (2020). Let’s stop dumping cookstoves in local communities. It’s time to get implementation right. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 30 (1) 3. doi: 10.1038/s41533-019-0160-8
Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh, Doric, Ana, Stevanovic, Dejan, Knez, Rajna, Singh, Swarndeep, Chowdhury, Mita Rani Roy, Kafali, Helin Yilmaz, Sharma, Pawan, Vally, Zahir, Tuong Vi Vu,, Arya, Sidharth, Mahendru, Aishita, Ransing, Ramdas, Erzin, Gamze and Huynh Le Thi Cam Hong Le, (2019). Correlates of Problematic Internet Use among college and university students in eight countries: An international cross-sectional study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 45, 113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.09.004
van Gemert, Frederik, de Jong, Corina, Kirenga, Bruce, Musinguzi, Patrick, Buteme, Shamim, Sooronbaev, Talant, Tabyshova, Aizhamal, Emilov, Berik, Mademilov, Maamed, Le An, Pham, Quynh, Nguyen Nhat, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Hong, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Chartier, Ryan, Brakema, Evelyn A., van Boven, Job F. M., Kocks, Janwillem, Nantanda, Rebecca, Katagira, Winceslaus, Ndeezi, Grace, Tumwine, James, Walusimbi, Simon, Akylbekov, Azamat, Binh, Pham Duong Uyen, Tuan, Tran Diep, Lan, Le Thi Tuyet, Linh, Tran Thanh Duv, Loan, Kim Xuan, Van, Le Thanh ... de Sousa, Jaime Correia (2019). Effects and acceptability of implementing improved cookstoves and heaters to reduce household air pollution: a FRESH AIR study. n p j Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 29 (1) 32, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41533-019-0144-8
Tran, Dang, Khuong, Long, Huynh, Tram, Le, Hong and Vo, Tuan (2018). Directed Acyclic Graphs: Alternative tool for causal inference in epidemiology and biostatistics research and teaching. MedPharmRes, 2 (3), 12-16. doi: 10.32895/ump.mpr.2.3.12
Conference Papers
Nguyen, Quynh Nhat, Le Tran, Linh, Le, Hong H. T. C., Nguyen, Vinh Nhu, Phan, Dung H. T., Do, Thuong T. H., Huynh, Thanh Ngoc, Truong, Tram T. N., Mai, Thao Phuong and Le Pham, An (2025). Fractional exhaled nitric oxide and lung function in adolescents exposed to air pollution in Ho Chi Minh City. 10th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam, Phan Thiet, Vietnam, 25-27 July 2025. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90197-3_51
Le Tran, Linh, Nguyen, Quynh Nhat, Truong, Tram T. N., Le, Hong H. T. C., Huynh, Son Trung, Ngo, Hieu K. T., Vo, Niem V. T., Truong, Diem D. K., Le, Minh Kieu, Trinh, Tu H. K., Nguyen, Vinh Nhu, Do, Minh Duc and Le Pham, An (2025). Sputum eosinophil counts and asthma control in Vietnamese children. 10th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam, Phan Thiet, Vietnam, 25-27 July 2024. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90197-3_50
Le, H. (2024). Respiratory health in Vietnamese children during COVID-19 lockdown. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 22-26 March 2024. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14673
Tran, Linh, Le, Hong, Do, Minh, Nguyen, Quynh, Huynh, Son, Nguyen, Vinh, Trinh, Tu and Pham, An (2023). Alveolar macrophage carbon as an internal marker for traffic-related air pollution exposure in children. 27th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Singapore, 16-19 November 2023. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14618
Le, Hong, Pham, An, Nguyen, Vinh, Ware, Robert, Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong, Ranganathan, Sarath, Tran, Dang, To, Hien and Sly, Peter (2023). Children respiratory health during COVID-19 lockdown and after 6-month re-exposure to poor air quality. 26th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Above and Beyond, Seoul, Korea, 17–20 November 2022. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14433
Phung, Minh Tung, Le, Hong H.T.C., Nguyen, Tuong Vy, Tran, Nhat Vy, Vo, Lan Y, Thu, Thao Nguyen Thi, Dung, Phan P.H.T., Meza, Rafael, Dang, Tran Ngoc, An, Pham Le and Pearce, Celeste Leigh (2022). Abstract 21: Awareness of HPV and experience with cervical cancer screening in rural Southern Vietnam. AACR Annual Meeting 2022, New Orleans, LA United States, 8-13 April 2022. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-21
Le, H., Ware, R., Phung, D., Thai, P., Tran, D., Nguyen, , Pham, A. and Sly, P. (2021). Significant lack of recognition of asthma in Vietnamese children. TSANZSRS 2021 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Online, 1-2 May 2021. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/resp.14022
Ý, Trần Thị Như, Hồng, Lê Huỳnh Thị Cẩm, Đăng, Trần Ngọc, Phong, Thái Khánh, Dũng, Đỗ Văn, Tân, Ngô Thị Minh and Dũng, Phùng Trí (2019). MỐI LIÊN QUAN GIỮA TỬ VONG DO UNG THƯ Ở CÁC TỈNH PHÍA NAM GIAI ĐOẠN 2005-2006 VÀ LƯỢNG THUỐC DIỆT CỎ SỬ DỤNG TRONG CHIẾN TRANH VIỆT NAM GIAI ĐOẠN 1962-1971. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Hanoi, Viet Nam: Publishing House for Science and Technology. doi: 10.15625/vap.2019.000186
van Gemert, Frederik, De Jong, Corina, Kirenga, Bruce, Musinguzi, Patrick, Buteme, Shamim, Sooronbaev, Talant, Tabyshova, Aizhamal, Emilov, Berik, Mademilov, Maamed, Pham Le, An, Nguyen Nhat, Quynh, Tran Ngoc, Dang, Le Huynh Thi Cam, Hong, Chartier, Ryan and Van Boven, Job (2019). Effects of implementing improved cookstoves and heaters to reduce household air pollution: a FRESH AIR study. ERS International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain, 2019. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.oa5148
Thesis
Le, Huynh Thi Cam Hong (2023). Traffic-related air pollution: impact on respiratory health and attitudes to self-protective behaviours amongst urban Vietnamese children. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ef2f70a