The situation of children's health care at two commune health stations in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province
- Author:
dung Viet Truong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health
- MeSH:
Child;
Delivery of Health Care
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):48-54
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study on 2 pilot communes of Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province showed that: the morbidity rate was 13,9% among children under 5 years old within 2 weeks while this rate among children over 5 years old was only 3%. Among children suffering the disease, the children with acute respiratory tract infection was 83,3%; diarrhea 7,5%, rate of lack of toilets with proper hygiene was 62% of households. 9% children with disease had treated at communal health stations, while 48% of them received private health services. The health education and communication was still limited.
