Study on the needs, approaching capacity and medical service using of olders at 28 rural communes in 2 years 2000-2001
- Author:
Nguyen Van Tap
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical service
- MeSH:
Health Services;
Aged;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;487(9):15-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was carried out on 5,579 households of 28 rural communes, among them 1,463 households had olders. The needs of medical service were very high (prevalence of self-reported illness was 1.8-2.4 times a year). Prevalence of olders who accessed clean water was very low, and the rate of medical insurance cover was 10.96%. Access time of local infirmaries was 12.3 minutes, of private drugstores was 11.1 minutes, and of hospitals was 14 minutes. The average cost of 1 illness course was 134,500VND. It’s necessary to strengthen communication about drug use, to increase amount of physicians in local infirmaries, and to promote local medical services.
