This study was conducted in 50 villages of 10 districts in 10 provinces. Results showed a low rate of lavatories and latrines available in investigated households (60%). From them 44.2% are suitable to proper model and 17.9% are satisfied the adequate standard
Toilet Facilities ; Family Characteristics

Risk of food related poison and outbreak of the food borne diseases is increasingly in the world. Most of the food borne disease caused by microbial and parasites. There were at least 16 species of microorganism, 4 species of virus, 4 species of protozoan and 13 species of helminthes that can cause the disease by food. Each country should establish the strategy of the food safety with the detailed solutions on the management, production and processing of the food as well as education and communication in the community.
Disease Outbreaks ; Food

In order to making plan and conducting medical mission in Hai Phong, we investigated the actual state of health services at 20 schools in Hai Phong. Basing on obtained materials, we have following results: Medical professional is functioning in 55% of surveyed schools, but most of them have not good qualification. In 86.5% of classrooms, there is good natural light, but nowhere have got standardized school furniture.
School Health Services ; Delivery of Health Care

The research has carried out on October 1997 in Can Tho City and Ha Tay province, to assess pupils' health in order to recommend correspondent solutions for this situation. By questionnaire and deeply interview, 900 pupils of 9 primary schools in Can Tho and Ha Tay were assessed. The results are as follows: there is a high prevalence of disease. Most of the diseases are headache, dental disease. Pupils' health care at school has become more important. Many health programs have been implemented in school. However, the effectiveness of those has not reached the expected result (e.g. periodical health examination, some other health services...). It is necessary to have further research for pupils' health and support from the government and the local authorities.
School Health Services ; Delivery of Health Care

The health related problems can be reduced through the school health programs such as HIV/AIDS, accident and trauma, reproductive health, helminthic diseases, nutrition, drinking water supply and environment, immunization, alcohol drinking, smoking, drug addiction, orodental health. The WHO planned the activities for school health program. The children health has been improving but the young generation must respond to new risks and challenges. In 2000, there were about 26 millions of people with HIV infection with 2 millions deaths due to AIDS, and 3 millions of deaths due to the smoking, the drug resistance microbial are increasingly.
School Health Services ; Delivery of Health Care

Subjects of this study were pregnant/nursing women aged from 15 to 49 years. Settings: 11 communes involved in Kim S¬n district (Ninh B×nh province), B×nh Lôc district (Hµ Nam province) and VÜnh B¶o district (H¶i Phßng City). 50 women were selected randomly from each commune. The results showed that there was difference between knowledge and practice in care and diet of pregnant women. All of subjects knew that they need to eat more during pregnant period, but in the fact they eat same or little than normal. There was not difference between concept and practice for restricted diet. Most of them knew that there is a relationship between pre-pregnant weight of mother and neonatal weight and improving the nutrition during pregnancy can help the fetus growing well.
Delivery of Health Care ; Pregnant Women ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Low Birth Weight

A retrospective study of 200 Kovacs has been applied in 2nd trimester abortion in 1997 and other 200 by MSP in 1998. -MSP could be efficacy in 2nd trimester abortion as Kovacs.-In first 48h, the natural abortion by MSP and Kovacs is the same.-The propotion of MSP abortion is higher than Kovacs, hospitalized stay length of MSP is shorter than Kovacs.-No infection in MSP trials
Misoprostol ; Pregnancy Trimester, Second ; Pregnancy ; Abortion, Induced

Cohort prospective study was carried out on 196 women with Papanicolaou (Pap) smears diagnosed as ASC, LSIL or AGC. Results: reference standard verification was available in 108 patients. The rate of DNA-aneuploidy in Pap smears increased significantly from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 1 (54%) and CIN2 (64.3%) to CIN3 or above (83.3%) in subsequent biopsies (p<0.05). Using ASC/LSIL/AGC as input cytological criteria and CIN2 or above as output histological diagnosis, positive predictive value (PPV) of conventional cytology and DNA-ICM was 35.2% and 65.9%, respectively (p<0.01). Negative predictive value (NPV) of DNA-ICM was 85.0%. Using CIN3 or above as output histological diagnosis, conventional cytology showed a PPV of 22.2%. PPV and NPV of DNA-ICM were 43.9% and 93.3%, respectively.
Uterine Cervical Diseases ; Diagnosis ; DNA

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) was not considered as a simple disease at ovary but as a metabolic syndrome. The centre of this process is the disturbance of gonadotropin and metabolism of insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1). Some main symptoms: mentruation disorder, hyperandrogenaemia, obesity and hyperresistant to peripheral insulin with hyperinsulinaemia. For those patients have symptoms on skin, the local treatment is provided, other systemic treatments were used for those have metabolic diseases. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome often are obesity. Metformin lose weight, regulate menstruation circle and increase significantly ovulation. Reducing androgen concentration can improve the symptom of acne and hypertrichosis. Infertile treatment, metformin can be effect in stimulating ovaries by clomiphen or FSH, increase the rate of having pregancy and reduce the rate of miscarriage in women with PCOS.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Basal Metabolism

The study surveyed the morbidity and hospital admission of Bac Giang city population in the year 2001, especially the prevalence of cancer. 3.000 households were enrolled in the study. Data were collected and interviews were conducted. Analysis showed people had a high demand of health care in hospital, especially with cancer management. 31.1% of urban population demanded a hospital admission. In 5 year period in the city, the cancer incidence was 158.9/100.000 people in average. The highest was in 50-69 age group, and this incidence was higher in male than female
Therapeutics ; Inpatients/morbidity ; Morbidity ; Epidemiology