Illness patterns and health care service seeking behaviour of elderly men and women in a rural distric, Vietnam
- Author:
Tran Thi Mai Oanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health care service, Aged,
- MeSH:
Health Services;
aged;
Rural Population
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(4):20-22
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A survey on illness patterns and health seeking behaviour of 670 older persons had been conducted in Ba Vi district, Ha Tay province, results showed that: elderly women reported more acute illness than elderly men did; there were significant differences in term of acute and chronic illness patterns between elderly men and women; both men and women most commonly sought health care from private practitioners, then by self-treatment and from commune health centres, however, women used hospitals less often than men; for the elderly, the most common reason for choosing a health care provider was the nearness; women more significantly than men depended on others to decide the choice of the type of health care service they should use
