Study the health status and the needs of healthcare for the elderly. Subject: People over 60 years old. Method: Analyse secondary database. Results: morbidity prevalence among the old persons was high and this prevalence was higher than it was among younger groups; prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly was high; the elderly need to be taken care comprehensively by family members, especially emotional care; health care needs of the elderly weren’t sufficiently and timely met
Delivery of Health Care ; Health Status ; Aged

288 old persons aged > 60 years old at Thanh Luong quarter and Xuan Dinh commune in Hanoi city, were subjected to investigation about their health state, morbidity and their use of health services. Results showed a relatively high prevalence of chronical diseases, especially arthritis rheumatism, respiratory and neurological diseases. High blood pressure was also a common condition in urban area. Most of the elderly preferred to care at home or to visit private health care facilities. There was some difference between urban and rural area in the patterm of morbidity and of use of health care services of the elderly.
Morbidity ; Epidemiology ; Health Services Accessibility ; Aged

An inquiry by interview was conducted on Thanh Luong ward, Hai Ba Trung district and on Xuan Dinh commune, Tu Liem district in Hanoi, concerning the morbidity and the use of medical services for elderly. The inquiry showed a high incidence of morbidity (acute and chronical) with the common disease such as mainly arthrose, respiratory diseases, neurological diseases. Most of the elderly preferred the care at home, at private medical workers. There was a difference between urban and rural area in the morbid pattern and the use of medical services
Morbidity ; Delivery of Health Care/morbidity ; Aged ; Epidemiology

Objectives: Asymptomatic infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and test re-positivity after a negative test have raised concerns about the ability to effectively control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of COVID-19 asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections during the second wave of COVID-19 in Viet Nam, and to better understand the duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the dynamics between the evolution of clinical symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among confirmed COVID-19 cases. Methods: We conducted a cohort analysis on the first 50 confirmed cases during the second COVID-19 wave in Viet Nam using clinical, laboratory and epidemiological data collected from 9 March to 30 April 2020. Kaplan-Meier estimates were used to assess time to clearance of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and log-rank tests were used to explore factors related to time to SARS-CoV-2 infection clearance. Results: Most cases (58%) had no typical signs or symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of diagnosis. Ten cases (20%) were re-positive for SARS-CoV-2 during infection. Eight cases (16%) experienced COVID-19 symptoms after testing negative for SARS-CoV-2. The median duration from symptom onset until clearance of infection was 14 days (range: 6–31); it was longer in re-positive and older patients and those with pre-existing conditions. Conclusion Asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections were common during the second wave of COVID-19 in Viet Nam. Re-positivity was frequent during hospitalization and led to a long duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection.