Health state and the factors related to the health and the nutrition of the elderly in some localities of Ha Tay province
- Author:
Do Van Pha
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Health, nutrition
- MeSH:
Aged;
epidemiology;
Health;
Nutritional Status
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;10():22-26
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on the elderly with the age over 60 years old belong to the Nguyen Trai ward, Ha Dong town; Phu Yen commune, Phu Xuyen district; Liep Tuyet commune, Quoc Oai district, Ha Tay province. Result: the prevalence of the elderly was 96.1%, among them 61.5% with one disease, 20.7% with two diseases and 13.9% with three diseases. The most common diseases as follows: circulation system was 35.5%, then muscle-bone-joint system 20.7%. The other diseases were under 10%. The water resourses, smoking state, drinking alcohol, all impacted to the health. When being sick almost of the elderly depended to their children, 42.2% of the elderly cared themselves. Only under 6% of the elderly without satisfy with the current healthcare. Otherwhile, only from 1.4% to 35.6% satisfied, the rest was content but moderate
