Research into the capacity to manage the primary health care work in Vinh Bao and Tien Lang District - Hai Phong 2002
- Author:
Pham Van Han
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
primary health care
- MeSH:
Primary Health Care;
Epidemiology;
Knowledge
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;304(11):144-150
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Forty-six heads of health stations in Vinh Bao and Tien Lang – Hai Phong City were interviewed to evaluate knowledge, skill and practice in managing the primary health care work based on already designed questionnaire by using the cross – sectional study. There were only 8.7% of heads of health stations who knew to combine 3 factors: norms from higher level, needs from community and health stations’ capacity to finish plans. There were only 17.4% of them knowing how supervision and evaluation are. Health service information management was still weak both on quality and quantity. Reasons resulting to weak primary health care management:
- Heads to health stations need to be trained adequately about management.
- Administrative subsidies based on norms directed from the higher level were an obstacle to make plans.
- Retraining of cadres about knowledge, practice and skill on the primary health care was not frequent
