Current attitude of families when the children were ill in Vietnam
- Author:
Thanh Thi Kim Mai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health
- MeSH:
Attitude;
Child
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;392(12):93-95
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The use of health services was an important factor to reflect knowledge, behavior and level of "health culture" of parent when their children were ill. Only 28.3% of children were received consultation and treatment under indication of physicians. The rest patients were diagnosed and treated according to habit, experiences. More than 83% of interviewees answered the poor people did not come to see a doctor because high hospital bursar compared with their income. That was main cause of increase of morbidity and mortality rate in children, especially in the mountain and remote areas.
