HIV/AIDS pandemic has negative impacts on various social aspect. Thus, from 1993 Vietnam had introduced program of alleviation HIV/AIDS related damages, and expanded across the country. This program included methods encouraging high-risk people had further knowledge in HIV/AIDS prevention themselves and for the others. There were positive impacts of alleviation HIV/AIDS related damages to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS in community
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Knowledge

An investigation of cadres who participated to the HIV/AIDS prevention and control activity in 61 provinces and cities has shown that HIV/AIDS infected people were mainly at ages of 15-35 (73,9%), most of them were men. The health network for AIDS prevention and control did not meet the requirement of the AIDS prevention and control in some provinces. There was a lack of cadres for this program.
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

HIV/AIDS infection now is increasing and has not been stabilized yet. All 61 out of 61 provinces have HIV/AIDS infected persons. HIV/AIDS is spreading to low risk groups such as recruits and pregnant women. HIV incidence is dramatically increasing in pregnant women from three regions. Pregnant women with HIV infection are important source of transmission in community and should be controlled actively. Pregnant women should be screened for HIV infection and the Gyn-Obs facilities should have relevant instruments to avoid transmission
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

It is considered that lymphocyte T4 count less than 200/mm3 is a marker of AIDS. Participants in this study were 208 persons with HIV infection. They were followed up from detecting HIV infection to death. These subjects were divided into groups A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3 using CDC classification. Criterion of T4200 showed the level of immune depression and reflected the life quality of HIV patients. It can be considered a reasonable criterion to classify HIV patients into AIDS stage
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Our study were carried out on 5 patients (3 males, 2 females, the average age was 37.6) in order to evaluate primarily the regime of anti-retrovirus with didanosin and ididavir on 5 HIV patients at some stages of disease. The obvious effectiveness of combination found in the first 3 months, the tolerance was rather good, therefore the drugs can be used for along time. However, the results were satisfactory when using early and the patients were not addicted
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

These tests of 1,115 addicted prisoners in Thanh Hoa prisoners have found that the HIV infection among them was 15.7%. In which, 12.5% of them were Thanh Hoa people and 87.5% came from other provinces: Quang Ninh (28.5%), Hai Phong (19.5%), Lang Son (14.8%), Ha Noi (13.7%), and other (10,8%). Their average ages was 30, most of them were men. They left primary or secondary schools. Most of them were unemployed, 57.1% of them were single.
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

In order to study on epidemiological factors, clinical manifestation of AIDS patients in Vietnam, a retrospective study on 5247 AIDS patients in the whole country has been conducted from 1993-2001. The results of study showed that most of AIDS patients were male and young and almost cases used the injection. Clinical manifestations were prolonged fever and persistent diarrhea over 1 month and persistent diarrhea. Duration of HIV infected to AIDS and to death was short. It needs to implement voluntary counseling testing program and strengthen AIDS survey activities in Vietnam
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

12th International Conference on AIDS was organized in 1998 in Geneva with aim 'Shorten the Distance'. The conference presented some major achievements of AIDS control including vaccine development, treatment (drug combination, early treatment, optimal and alternative treatment in the long-term, multitherapy and optimal inhibition of each drug, dosage and drug resistance).
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; HIV

In order to study on epidemiological factors, clinical manifestation of AIDS patients in Vietnam, a retrospective study on 5247 AIDS patients in the whole country has been conducted from 1993-2001. The results of study showed that most of AIDS patients were male and young and almost cases used the injection. Clinical manifestations were prolonged fever and persistent diarrhea over 1 month and persistent diarrhea. Duration of HIV infected to AIDS and to death was short. It needs to implement voluntary counseling testing program and strengthen AIDS survey activities in Vietnam.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; epidemiology

A study on 42 patients with ages of 16-49, and HIV/AIDS infection in the Institute of Clinical Medicine and tropical diseases during 1998-1999 has shown that HIV infection usually occurred in adults (male/female ratio>1). The cause of HIV infection among men was mainly due to drug injection while among women was mainly due to intercourse. The time for detection of HIV infection was mainly in CD4 duration
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome