study on the needs of health care and use of health services

ABSTRACT

1000 households with 6,125 persons were randomly selected from 2,773 households with 16,731 persons in Co Nhue commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi participated to a study on the determination of needs of healthcare and use of health service. In which the direct subjects were householders and mothers with children under 6 years. The results have found that there was no difference of morbididy rate between men and women. Children under 5 years accounted for highest morbidity rate (22.6%). There was high needs of healthcare for children in the community, especially the respiratory tract infection. The children came to the communal health station and convenient health care facilities accounted for 35.06% because of the good profession and attitude.