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
- Author:
Khuong Van Duy
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diseases
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Disease;
Health Facilities
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2005;33(1):105-110
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
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%).
