The finding revealed that the majority of the mothers had a high and moderate level of knowledge and attitude towards dental health. Around two-thirds of the mothers had good dental health preventive behavior (62.7%). Among them 71.3% of the mothers brushed their children's teeth two to three times a day, and 76.0% cleaned their children's teeth after meals. Most of the mothers used fluoride toothpaste to brush their children's teeth (86.0%). However, misconceptions still existed. More than two-thirds of the mothers didn't know the advantage of pit and fissure sealant; the appropriate time to brush their children's teeth, and the effect of Tetracycline on their child's teeth. Only 32.7% of the mothers brought their child to see the dentist for check-up and 15.3% did so at an appropriate time which was every six months. Television was the most frequent source of information about dental health that the respondents were exposed to (89.3%). The result of the study showed a significant association between knowledge of dental health and dental health preventive behavior (P = 0.031) and the level of mother's education and dental health preventative behavior (P = 0.033).
Dental Care ; child ; Mothers

A cross-sectional study on 998 households in Phu linh and Duc hoa communes, Soc son district, Hanoi has shown that there were a big diversity between knowledge and practice as well as between attitude and practice of people in the consultation and treatment by health insurance card at CHS. The role of village health workers should be strengthened.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; insurance

A study on 4200 persons from 998 households in Soc son district, in June 2002 has shown that there was a high demand of consultation and treatment at the communal health station. The solutions of the consultation and treatment for subjects with the health insurance card in the CHS was proper to meet the people requirement in the health protection and care which would save the time, travel cost of people and facilitate timely the consultation and treatment. However, it should strengthen medical equipment, documents and drug for CHS as well as training.
Insurance, Health ; insurance

This study introduced the health financial solutions to assure the equity and efficacy in the health protection and care, the financial resources (tax, health insurance, hospital bursar), the financial distribution (between geological regions) the health services, resource distribution and effective use of available financial resource and financial resource for poor
Health Care Sector ; economics

The health insurance-covered health care model at primary level (commune and precinct) in year 2000 was analysed for effectiveness. Two existing health insurance-covered health care models of Viet Nam were reviewed and cost of health insurance was discussed
Insurance, Health ; Delivery of Health Care

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam undertook a series of measures in response to the fourth and largest wave of COVID-19. The care pathway was continuously reconfigured through leadership from all levels of government and engagement of the community. This resulted in a shift towards integrated severity-based care consisting of multiple levels of health-care facilities and home care. This flexible approach based on the rapidly changing local context enabled Ho Chi Minh City to limit the extent to which health-care capacity was overwhelmed.