The study was carried out at 30 communes in 3 districts of Can Tho province to assess basic knowledge on ARI, CDD and EPI among 534 enrolled mothers with children under 5 years old and/or being pregnant. The results showed that knowledge on child health care of these mothers was quite low. Only 5.9% of them could name all 6 common diseases of the EPI program. Signs of severe ARI such as tachypnea, rib-cage constriction, and stridor were recognized by a small proportion of mothers: 1.7%, 0.2% and 10.7%, respectively. Similarly, the low rates were in detecting the critical signs of diarrhea such as thirst, more frequent bowel movements, and bloody stool: 44.2%, 2.8%, and 5.6%, respectively. The authors also indicated that knowledge on child health care of mothers with lower education or living in poor households was lower than those with higher education or living in wealthier households.
Delivery of Health Care ; Child, Mothers

The study was conducted in 534 mothers of reproductive age at 30 communes in 3 districts of Can Tho province. The study addressed the usage of contraceptive methods, antenatal care and related factors. The results showed that the proportion of women using contraceptive methods was 65.9%, among them 82.7% used modern methods. Acceptance of family planning between women with different educational and economical status varied. The acceptance was lower in poorer and less educated groups. The rate of contraceptive failure was 6.9%. The proportion of women who had ever had natural abortion was 14%. There were no significant differences of these rates by education levels and household economical status. The proportions of the better education and the wealthy women giving birth in hospitals were higher than the poorly and less educated women who had birth delivery at CHSs and midwife houses (54.2% vs. 42.5% and 55.1% vs. 12%, respectively).
Contraception ; Contraceptive Agents

MOH-decision of minister of health, No 3947/2004/QD-BYT, 8/11/2004 amendent of “Regulartion of registation of vaccines and medico-biologicals” medical bio products. Complemetary to article 3, section 5 of the regulation of vaccine registration, medical bio products issued together with the decision No 1012/2003/QD-BYT dated 30/07/2003 as follows: vaccines, biomedical products were registered, within the valid time, if the price is changed differently from the registered document, the registree have to report to the Ministry of Health. The new amended form 3, 4 and 9 are to replace the old form 3, 4 and 9 in the regulation of registration of vaccines and biomedical products.
Vaccines ; Biological Products

A cross-sectional study on knowledge and attitude toward weight gain was carried out on 659 pregnant women to identify factors associated with actual weight gain of pregnant women. The results showed that 36.6% of the women had a weight gain in the last trimester below 4kg, in which 19% below 3kg. While only 55.4% pregnant women agreed the recommended weight gain of 10-12kg during pregnancy, majority of pregnant women (85.1%) had positive attitude toward eating a well diet if it meant to have a baby with sufficient weight at birth. There was a statistically significant relationship between weight gain and attitude toward eating a well diet in the last trimester (p=0.009). However, less than half of women, 17.5% and 44.5% had correct knowledge about how much weight a mother should gain during pregnancy and in the last trimester, respectively. Knowledge of the women on the relationship between weight gain and birth weight of babies related significantly with actual weight gain (p<0.05). The results suggested that knowledge and attitude favoring wealthy babies may relate to higher maternal weight gains during pregnancy.
Pregnant Women ; Knowledge ; Weight Gain

Random study on 1.552 households including 7.489 people in 30 communes of 3 districts of Thua Thien Hue to evaluate the accessibility to public health basis and using some health care services of households with different income levels. The result showed that: the big gaps between the families' incoming (13 times) prevented people from accessing health service due to high cost, so governmental support policies in health care help the people reduce the burden of cost. The disease rate of the poor was higher than the rich. However, the poor came to the hospital more frequently than the rich regardless of lacking health insurance support
Delivery of Health Care ; Epidemiology ; Community Health Services

There were 354 women (model 1: diagnosis and treatment of reproductive tract inflammation syndrome) and 362 women (model 2: diagnosis and origin treatment combined with microorganism test) participated in this study. They took part in interview, clinical examination and microorganism test before and after applying preventive model of reproductive tract inflammation for women at reproductive age at 4 communes of Ha Tay province. The model that included propaganda combined with treatment at community had satisfactory results in enhancing knowledge about prevention of reproductive tract inflammation. This model reduced the ratio of women with reproductive tract inflammation. A number of women had good knowledge increased by 228.1% while the number of women had poor knowledge reduced by 78.5%. The average treatment cost using model 1 is 42,496 VND, model 2 is 49,270VND.
Genital Diseases, Female ; Inflammation ; Women ; Therapeutics ; Preventive Medicine

Study on 1801 households with the population of 8418 persons at 30 communes which were chosen by some steps of random method from 3 districts in Can Tho province (Chau Thanh A, Thot Not, Phung Hiep). The results showed that: with regard to the approach of medical units and medical insurance, the more poor people, the more lower they had medical insurance, especially the required medical insurance. With regard to the use of services of health care: the households approached the services of public health (medical stations and hospitals) relative equivalently. When being ill, the poor group went to hospital more frequently than the rich people.
Delivery of Health Care

Collection the information was conducted on 1485 married women(15-49 age) at 15 communes of 7 districts in Ha Tay province from September 2001 to December 2002. The women were direct interviewed by questionnaires and had clinical examinations and microbiological tests. There were many factors influenced the situation of reproductive infection these women such as: source of water polluted, toilet and wash-rooms were below sanitary standard; incorrect sex hygiene increased the risk of diseases to 1.61 folds; soap was not used usually in menstrual hygiene lead to increase the risk of diseases to 1.47 folds; Delivery and artificial abortion increased the risk of disease to 2.28 folds in the first year.
Genital Diseases, Female ; Infection ; Women

The study was carried out at 30 communes in 3 districts of Thua Thien Hue province. 442 mothers who had children under 5 years old and/or being pregnant were involved to analyze for basic knowledge on ARI, CDD and EPI. Results showed that knowledge of mothers on child health care was limited: only 21% of them could name all 6 diseases of EPI program; signs of severe ARI such as tachypnea, rib-cage constriction, stridor were recognized by a small proportion of mothers (2.2% to 22.2%). Similarity was found with signs of severe diarrhoea such as thirst, frequent and bloody stool (3.8% to 24.2%). The authors also indicated that economical situations and education backgrounds were not revealed strong relation to knowledge on children health care of the mothers
Delivery of Health Care ; Child ; Knowledge ; Mothers

The research was performed on 2,822 birth-related deaths in women aged 15-49 at 3 provinces Quang Ngai, Song Be and Vinh Phó during 1994-1995. Bleeding was the leading cause of death (55.1%), followed by gestational toxicity and eclampsia (13.04%), uterine rupture (12.3%), umbilical infection and tetanus (10.9%) that occurred only in remote areas and induced abortion (1.89%). Source of this situation related to awareness of pregnant women, specialist level and antenatal care has not met the requirements in fact. Training approaches and favorable treatment policies for primary health workers are needed
Maternal Mortality ; death