3.The First Probable Case of Hereditary Angioedema in Vietnam.
Khanh BUI VAN ; Doan NGUYEN VAN
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research 2012;4(3):165-167
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is rare disorder due to C1-inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH) that are debilitating and may be life-threatening. HAE is a lack of consensus concerning diagnosis, therapy, and management, particularly in Vietnam. In this case report, we report a 40-year-old male patient with typical clinical symptoms and family history but he showed normal C4 level, and we could not measure C1q and C1-INH level. However, the diagnosis of HAE can be made based on typical clinical symptoms and the favorable prophylactic response to danazol treatment. Based on these findings, we suggest that he has type I HAE, although he showed normal C4 level.
Adult
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Angioedemas, Hereditary
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Consensus
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Danazol
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Humans
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Male
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Vietnam
4.Comparison of Perceived Health Status, Health Promoting Behaviors and Depression between Korean and Foreign Students at a Women's University.
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2009;20(2):161-168
PURPOSE: This research was conducted to investigate perceived health status, health promoting behaviors and depression level in Korean and foreign students at women's university. METHODS: The sample group of this study consists of 100 Korean students at a women's university and 98 foreign students from China and Vietnam who were enrolled at the same university in G City. The research results were analyzed using the SAS program (Version 8.2) with Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and t-test. RESULTS: 1) The Korean students showed a significantly higher score in drinking and smoking than foreign students. Also, age, religion, part time job, stress and allowance were significantly different between the two groups. 2) The foreign students showed a significantly higher score in perceived health status and health promoting behavior than the Korean students. 3) The foreign students showed a significantly higher score in depression than the Korean students. CONCLUSION: In the development of health programs for foreign students, it is necessary to focus on reducing depression and to consider the traditions of their own countries. It is desired to conduct further study about health promoting behavior and factors affecting health with respect to the countries where the foreign students originated.
China
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Depression*
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Drinking
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Health Promotion
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Humans
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Smoke
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Smoking
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Vietnam
5.Risk factors for human avian influenza (A/H5N1) infection in Vietnam 2004
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2005;15(5):5-11
We conducted a matched case-control study with 28 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A/H5N1 (by RT-PCR assay) and 106 controls in Vietnam in the year 2004 (case to control ratio is 1:4). Matching criteria includes sex, age (the difference is less than 2 year) and location of living. Main results are as follow: (1) Two poultry-related risk factors of human avian influenza A/H5N1 are direct handling of ill/dead poultry, and having ill/dead poultry in household. (2) Unavaillable indoor water-tap in household is signifficantly associated with human influenza A/H5N1. This is an suggestion to the role of hygiene and invironment-related factors, but the mechanism is still not clear. (3) Exposure to healthy poultry, domestic animals and patients with acute respiratory infections seems not to be a risk factor for avian influenza infection in the year 2004. Further studies with integrated designs are needed to describe mode(s) of transmission and identify sources of infection.
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
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Humans, Vietnam
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Risk factors
6.Knowledge and Perceptions of Influenza Vaccinations Among College Students in Vietnam and the United States.
Akiko KAMIMURA ; Ha N TRINH ; Shannon WEAVER ; Alla CHERNENKO ; Maziar M NOURIAN ; Nushean ASSASNIK ; Hanh NGUYEN
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2017;50(4):268-273
OBJECTIVES: Influenza is a significant worldwide public health issue. Knowledge and perceptions regarding the flu vaccination are associated with whether individuals obtain the vaccination. The purpose of this study was to examine how such perceptions were related to knowledge and self-efficacy regarding influenza and the flu vaccination in Vietnam and the US. METHODS: College students (n=932) in Vietnam (n=495) and the US (n=437) completed a self-administered survey regarding knowledge and perceptions of influenza vaccinations in September and October 2016. RESULTS: Vietnamese participants reported significantly lower levels of awareness about flu risk, higher levels of negative attitudes toward flu vaccination, lower levels of knowledge about the flu and vaccination, and lower levels of self-efficacy than US participants. Higher levels of flu and flu vaccination knowledge and self-efficacy regarding general responsible health practices were associated with lower levels of negative perceptions of flu risk and attitudes toward vaccination. At the same time, self-efficacy regarding responsible health practices was associated with higher levels of awareness of flu risk and lower levels of negative attitudes toward vaccination. Self-efficacy regarding exercise was associated with lower levels of perceptions of flu risk and higher levels of negative attitudes toward vaccination. CONCLUSIONS: Vietnam could benefit from influenza education based on this comparison with the US. In both countries, knowledge and self-efficacy were found to be important factors influencing perceptions of influenza risk and vaccination.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
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Education
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Humans
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Influenza, Human*
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Public Health
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United States*
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Vaccination*
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Vietnam*
7.Moving toward Universal Coverage of Health Insurance in Vietnam: Barriers, Facilitating Factors, and Lessons from Korea.
Ngan DO ; Juhwan OH ; Jin Seok LEE
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2014;29(7):919-925
Vietnam has pursued universal health insurance coverage for two decades but has yet to fully achieve this goal. This paper investigates the barriers to achieve universal coverage and examines the validity of facilitating factors to shorten the transitional period in Vietnam. A comparative study of facilitating factors toward universal coverage of Vietnam and Korea reveals significant internal forces for Vietnam to further develop the National Health Insurance Program. Korea in 1977 and Vietnam in 2009 have common characteristics to be favorable of achieving universal coverage with similarities of level of income, highly qualified administrative ability, tradition of solidarity, and strong political leadership although there are differences in distribution of population and structure of the economy. From a comparative perspective, Vietnam can consider the experience of Korea in implementing the mandatory enrollment approach, household unit of eligibility, design of contribution and benefit scheme, and resource allocation to health insurance for sustainable government subsidy to achieve and sustain the universal coverage of health insurance.
Eligibility Determination
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Humans
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Income
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National Health Programs/*economics
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Republic of Korea
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Universal Coverage/*economics
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Vietnam
8.Nutrition Knowledge and Need for a Dietary Education Program among Marriage Immigrant Women in Gyeongbuk Region.
Mi Jeong JEONG ; Eun Kyung JUNG ; Ae Jung KIM ; Nami JOO
Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association 2012;18(1):30-42
The purpose of this study was to provide basic materials and assistance for developing a nutritional education program targeting marriage immigrant women, and it was carried out on 86 female marriage immigrants living in the Gyeongbuk region. An average age of the female marriage immigrants who participated in this survey were 28.6 years, and their home countries were the Philippines (32.6%), Vietnam (29.1%), and so on. Exactly 59.3% of subjects had been married for 1~5 years, and 40.7% of the subjects had an education status of less than middle school graduation. The majority of them (65.1%) had one more children, and 51.2% of subjects were a part of a nuclear-family, with the husband's age between 40~49 years old (58.1%). Concern for nutrition label was significantly different according to number of children (P<0.01), period of marriage (P<0.001), and education level (P<0.05). It was demonstrated that a higher level of education was associated with a higher need to learn about nutritional information. Understanding nutritional facts and knowledge was significantly higher among the women with two children than no child (P<0.05), period of marriage >10 years than <1 year (P<0.01), and education level of college & university graduation than less than middle school (P<0.05). Sixty percent of the women surveyed participated in the education program of 'Korean language' as they were in their country, and the most preferred education program was 'Korean dietary life and culture' (39.5%). Regarding participation and educational method, the majority of subjects responded that they wanted to learn nutritional education in a cooking academy or school (52.9%) and public health center (34.1%).
Child
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Cooking
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Female
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Food Additives
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Humans
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Marriage
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Philippines
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Public Health
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Vietnam
9.A Case of Incidental Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis Occurring Normal Looking Skin Adjacent to Folliculitic Papules: In Veterans Who Participated in Vietnam War.
Se Won LEE ; Seung Hyun CHUN ; Eung Ho CHOI ; Sung Ku AHN
Annals of Dermatology 2003;15(2):82-84
On histological examination, an epidermolytic hyperkeratosis was observed adjacent to follicular papules on the back of a 53-year-old man. It has been reported that incidental epidermolytic hyperkeratosis occur either within various lesion (epidermal neoplasm, melanocytic neoplasm, scars, and inflammatory conditions) or in the normal skin adjacent to the lesion. This patient participated in the Vietnam War for 2 years, and had had contact with defoliants. He was treated for multiple peripheral neuropathies and cerebral infarcts. In keratinocytes, 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; Agent Orange) contained in defoliating agents is associated with altered patterns of keratinocyte differentiation. So, as a cause of incidental epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, defoliant contact could be suspected.
Cicatrix
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Humans
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Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic*
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Keratinocytes
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Middle Aged
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
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Skin*
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Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
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Veterans*
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Vietnam*
10.Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of intractable stump pain after amputation of the both lower limbs 36 years ago: A case report.
Mi Geum LEE ; Sung Jin HAN ; Mi Kyoung LEE ; Sang Ho LIM ; Heezoo KIM ; Sang Sik CHOI
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2008;55(5):648-651
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective therapy for chronic and intractable neuropathic pain. We present a case report of successful pain control using SCS implantation in a patient with chronic, intractable stump pain for 36 years. The patient lost his two legs under the knees during the Vietnam War and had an amputation. After that he suffered stump pain for 36 years due to recurrent neuroma even after neuroma excision was performed over 30 times. We inserted the dual percutaneous leads at the level of left T9 and right T10 in this patient and could get complete pain relief without any complications.
Amputation
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Humans
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Knee
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Leg
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Lower Extremity
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Neuralgia
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Neuroma
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Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Stimulation
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Vietnam