Identifying standard time and demands on doctors for clinical departments at Health Central of Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province

A qualitative study on health workers, pharmacists working at Health Center of Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province to identify standard time and needs about doctors for this center in 2005. The highest need was that having doctors working at examination department (50%), surgery department (74%), tuberculosis - infectious disease department (81%), pediatric department - emergency and intensive care department (90%). The number of doctors at internal medicine department, traditional medicine department, imaging diagnosis department exceeded the need from 17-142%

Relationship between age, sex, occupation of smokers and their interest to warnings in pack of cigarettes in 2004

Study on 1227 adults smokers living in Ha Noi city, Da Nang city, Ho Chi Minh city and Ha Nam province in 2004 showed that: the interest to warnings in pack of cigarettes related to occupation. Dealers, unemployments had less care to the warnings than freelancers. People had smoked over 15 years had much interest than ones smoked from 10 to 15 years. People smoke 1-2 cigarettes per day and 3-4 cigarettes per day had less care to the warnings than those smoke 10-20 cigarettes per day. There was no relationship between age, condition of health and the interest to warnings in pack of cigarettes

The knowledge for effect of tobacco in woman living in HoChiMinh city in 2004

Study on 384 women (ages 20 to 49) living in families with smokers in HoChiMinh city in 2004. The results: the rate of women knowing the tobacco’s effect for health was very high (91.5%) and particularly, knowing that tobacco damages the most seriously to respiratory system and causes pulmonary cancer. The rate of woman knowing the passive smoke’ effect was very high (92.5%) and knowing the passive smoke can cause acute respiratory infection in children, bronchitis in adults and abortion in pregnancy. The information resources, which was easy to provide the tobacco’s effect were radio, television and newspaper.

The relation between age, sex, profession to the harm of cigarette in smokers

A cross-sectional study was performed in persons who had been smoking cigarettes lived in Ha Noi, Da Nang, Ha Nam and Ho Chi Minh city in 2004. Information collected by direct interview of adult smokers using questionnaires that were designed for the aim of the study. Results: The age group of 25-44 and 45-60 had knowledge about the harm of smoking better than the others. Knowing the harm of smoking between female and male had no significant differences. Comparison with the free laborers, the homemaker groups had knowledge of the harm of cigarette was better. There were relations between knowing the harm, the time of smoking and the number of smoked cigarettes.

Relationship between age, sex, occupation and knowledge on harmful effects of cigarettes and belief in warnings in pack of cigarettes of women, year 2004

A cross-sectional study was carried out on 915 women living together with smokers in Ha Noi city, Da Nang city and Ha Nam province in 2004. There was relationship between occupation and knowledge on cigarette harmful effects on health and belief in warning in pack of cigarettes. Housewifes knew more clearly on effect of cigaretes than traders. Farmers had more belief on warnings in pack of cigarettes than trader did. Health related to belief in warnings in pack of cigarettes. Normal people had more belief on warnings in pack of cigarettes than healthy people. There was no relationship between age, health and knowledge on harmful effects of cigaretes on health

Knowledge on harm of smoking in adolescent from 12 to 19 years old in Da Nang city in 2004

The study was performed on 326 adolescent from 12 to 19 years old in Da Nang city in 2004. Results: The percentage of adolescent had knowledge on harm of smoking on health was high (99.7%), especially harm of smoking on respiratory system and lung cancer. The percentage of adolescent understood harm of passive smoking including acute respiratory tract infection in children and bronchitis in women was very high (99.1%). The sources of information that the adolescent get knowledge on harm of smoking were television (94.5%), newspaper (29.8%), warnings on packet of cigarettes only accounted for 4.95%.

Pattern of the diseases and health services selected by people at health stations of Tam Hung and Tan Uoc communes, Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province

Study on 764 households with 3000 participants at Tam Hung and Tan Uoc communes, Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province. The common disease patterns at these communes lasted for 4 weeks included cough and fever (2.5%), simple fever (2.0%), rheumatic arthritis (2.7%), influenza (1.4%), stomachache (1.2%), neural pains (1.2%), ENT (0.8%), asthma (0.8%), bronchitis (0.7%), diarrhea (0.7%), hypertension (0.4%), etc. 61.5% patients didn’t treat or bought drugs for treatment themselves, only 24.2% of patients used health services at commune health stations. The main reasons of not use health services at commune health stations were mild diseases (51.7%) and not enough time (12.4%). The main reasons for using health services at commune health stations were having medical doctors (60.9%) and available drugs (21.9%).

Study on smoking of underage children in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh cities

A study on 816 underage children from 13-19 years old who live with other smoker in the same family in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city in 2004. The result showed that: 56.5% male in the study, 80.5% at the age of school, 19.5% leave school. 9.2% among the total are currently smokers. The duration from 7- 12 month: 52.0%; less than 6 months: 28%; over 1 year: 20%. 38.7% underage smoke from 10 to 20 cigarettes per day. The average cigarettes of underage are 7.1± 4.1 cigarettes/day and for average duration 13.25± 10.77 months.

Determining the norms of activities and times for nurses and technicians in Medical Center of Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay

A study on nurses and technicians who working at the clinical and para-clinical departments in the Medical Center of Thanh Oai District in 2005. In the clinical department, time spent for measuring pulse, temperature and blood pressure is 10 minutes/patient/day and for intravenous injection and following up are 20 minutes/patient. Time spent for changing bandage and taking out stitches in surgical patient is 15 minutes/patient and time for a labor delivery is 2 hours/pregnant woman. Time spent for hematological and biological tests is 5 minute/specimen and for microbiological and parasite tests is 10minutes/specimen. Daily meeting of department for nurses, technicians and midwives is 15minutes/day, total cleaning in department is 1 hour/week.

Situation on smoking in Le Chan district, Hai Phong province in 2005

Study 789 people who live in Le Chan district, Hai Phong city in which from 15 to 19 year old: 15%; 20-24 years: 14.7%; 25-44 years: 34.0%; 45-64 year old: 31.6% and over 65 years: 4.8% and the average age is 36.62 + 15.1. The tobacco smoking rate: 40.6% in the study (male: 72.1%, female: 4.3%). The average time of smoking: 13.5 ± 9.4 years and for 10 years or more: 61.1% (male:13.9 ± 9.3 years, female: 5.7 ± 7.8 years). Among total of 324 people has smoked and has been smoking, from half to one packet/day: 65.6%, from 5-9 cigarretes per day: 23.5%, smoke over 20 cigarretes per day and under 3 cigarretes per day: 1.9%. The average cigarretes smoked by one person is 11.66 ± 6.14.

Concern and perception of women in Da Nang city on the health warning on the pack of cigarettes, 2004

The study described the concern, perception, the health warning design that impressed women in Da Nang city. Study subjects were 330 women aged from 20 to 49 living in family of the smokers enrolled in a cross-sectional study. The results showed that 81. 7% women in Da Nang city were interested in the health warning; 98.2% women believed in the content of the health warning that cigarettes are harmful to the health; and 93.3% women thought the health warning reflected the evidence of the cigarette smoking. 62% women thought that the health warning strongly impressed the community; the content of the health warning reflected accurate harms of smoking, and the design of health warning should be printed bigger (73.9%) and should be on main sides of the package (47.2%). 18.7% of them thought that health warning should be changed periodically and recommended that the time for changing should be once a year.

Smokers’s knowledge on the harm for health in Da nang province in 2004

Study of 330 samples of smokers selected from smoking population living in Da Nang city. This was a cross-sectional study. Result: The mean age of smokers was 20.5+/-13.5 years old and each consumed 13.1+/-7.7 cigarettes per day. The harms of tobacco on health of the smoker’s health included 61.8% of pneumonia, 30.1% of bronchitis, 17.9% of chronic lung diseases, 2.8% of ARI, 31.0% of lung cancers, 17.6% of cardiovascular diseases, and 14.4% of neurological disorders. Main sources of information providing to smokers with the knowledge of tobacco's harms from broadcasting and television and warning on the package was very limited.

Some factors affecting to health of cadres of Hoan Kiem Industry and Commerce Bank in 2005

An epidemiologic, descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in 216 cadres of Hoan Kiem Industry and Commercial Bank in Hanoi who have regularly check ups at Yersin General Clinic, 98 Hang Buom Street, Hanoi. The results showed that: the banking staff with seniority of 16 - 20 years and 26 - 30 years have risk of lumbar vertebra degeneracy higher than those with seniority ≤5 years (p0.05). No relations has been found between working position and disease status of cadres of Hoan Kiem Industry and Commerce Bank (p>0.05).

The salary and salary allowance of health personnel, who are working at district/province medical stations

The average salary of health workers who are working at medical stations from provinces to districts at present is 537.180134.465 VND/month and other salary allowances are 112.180103.733 VND/month. The minimum salary for health workers should depend on real price (44.2%) and the minimum salary at present should be 636.790 VND. The number of health workers agree to the formulation of salary at present is taken up 71.9% time of increasing salary level is two years (66.9%) and shorten 50% salary levels. It should be risen salary level before time-limit (79.5%), the years of increasing the salary before time-limit are 1.110.32 year and it should be established the regime of over salary allowances (91.5%) for health workers.

The morbidity model of MuongLa District, SonLa province and the exploit of health care services in the communal stations of health care

The main morbid pattern in Muong La district of Son La province was respiratory tract infections, influenza, malaria and diarrhoea. For under 5 years old children, it was acute respiratory tract infections. 54.5% of the population had used the health services at communal health station. The main cause made people do not use the communal health station was the mild severity of disease (80.4%). Antibiotics were used at the communal health station with a high percentage (75.5%).

The factors lead to do not apply contraceptive methods in married women treated abortion in Yen Phong district, 2003

A cross-sectional study was performed in 3 state health institutions in Yen Phong district concerning the rate of married women, who have not had used contraceptive measures underwent artificial abortment. The study showed among those subjects, 38.2% have not had used contraceptive measures, because they were frightened of the side effects affecting physical health (83.30%), the breast feeding (48.8%) and the lack of awareness about contraceptive measures (12.4%).

Aging, exposed history with peticide chemicals and breast cancer

1.220 patients with breast cancer and 1.487 without this one, were diagnosed and treated at the Hospital K in Hanoi. To compare the result of a logic regression analysis on the breast cancer following age group with or without history of insecticide chemical exposure. Authors concluded that female subjects at the age group of 40-49 years old accquired a higher risk of breast cancer versus other groups. Especially in female subjects having the history of exposure to insecticide chemicals, the risk of breast cancer enhanced with multi-times higher than the subjects without this history.

The salary and social allowances of the health staffs

1596 studied health workers have got an average salary of 568,843 ± 172,577 VND and an average allowance of 117,960 ± 117,91 VND each month. 52,7% of interviewed subjects had proposed a minimum salary of 636,790 VND with a promotion step of 2 years (67,2%) and 79,4% subjects had proposed a preterm promotion for good workers

The knowledge, awareness and the demands of harlots, addicts in preventing HIV/AIDS in Ha Tinh province

5 hot points of prostitution activities, intravenuos drug use and HIV infections in Ha Tinh Province were Nghi Xuan District, Hong Linh Town, Ha Tinh Provincial City, Thach Ha district and Ky Anh District, which enrolled in the study. 20% of prostites used the condom in intercourse, their 20% had got sexually transmited diseases. The awareness on HIV/AIDS was underaccessible to them. 30- 50% of drug intravenous users shared the needles, 80% among them used condoms in sexual relation with prostitutes.

Characteristics of social allowances of medical workers

Study on 1,596 medical workers working in both central hospitals, district-health stations, the persons, who were researching, teaching in the Institutes without patients, pharmaco-medical universities and colleges and preventive centers of Health Offices. The results showed that, only 26.7% subjects received professional allowances. A average of month, surgeons operated between 11,43 and 12,68 patients and received surgical allowances between 71,480 and 156,900 VND per month, depended on the kinds of surgery. 3.8% subjects received mobile allowances and only 3.6% subjects received anti-epidemic allowances and the mean of its allowances was 328,740 VND per year