A cross-sectional study was performed in 3 state health institutions in Yen Phong district concerning the rate of married women, who have not had used contraceptive measures underwent artificial abortment. The study showed among those subjects, 38.2% have not had used contraceptive measures, because they were frightened of the side effects affecting physical health (83.30%), the breast feeding (48.8%) and the lack of awareness about contraceptive measures (12.4%).
Contraception ; Women ; Therapeutics ; Abortion ; Induced

The main morbid pattern in Muong La district of Son La province was respiratory tract infections, influenza, malaria and diarrhoea. For under 5 years old children, it was acute respiratory tract infections. 54.5% of the population had used the health services at communal health station. The main cause made people do not use the communal health station was the mild severity of disease (80.4%). Antibiotics were used at the communal health station with a high percentage (75.5%).
Morbidity ; Delivery of Health Care ; Health

The average salary of health workers who are working at medical stations from provinces to districts at present is 537.180134.465 VND/month and other salary allowances are 112.180103.733 VND/month. The minimum salary for health workers should depend on real price (44.2%) and the minimum salary at present should be 636.790 VND. The number of health workers agree to the formulation of salary at present is taken up 71.9% time of increasing salary level is two years (66.9%) and shorten 50% salary levels. It should be risen salary level before time-limit (79.5%), the years of increasing the salary before time-limit are 1.110.32 year and it should be established the regime of over salary allowances (91.5%) for health workers.
Salaries and Fringe Benefits ; Medical Staff ; Health Facilities

Only 27.2% participants in the study had special allowances. 40.9% health workers had allowances on duty. The surgeons had average operation from 11.43 ± 11.26 to 12.68 ± 12.02 case/month and the money gained from duty from 71,480 to 156,900 VND/month. The health workers had poisonous allowances was 50%, responsible allowance was 29.1%, allowance against epidemic was 5.7%, roving allowance was 7.1%. Setting up the minimum salary for health workers must be based on real price (44.2%), the salary level was applied at present level (71.9%) and the period for increasing the salary should be 2 years (66.9%).
Health personnel

This study was carried out on single adolescents (between 14 and 24 years old) lived in Ha Tinh province. Results: the mean age when having sexual relations was 20 years. Prevalence of drug use was 0.6% (no one change from smoking to injection). Prevalence of pre-married sexual relations was 12.5%, and 13.3% among them used condoms. 20% of them had sex with sex workers, 5% with sudden sexual partners, and 83.3% with lovers. 58.3% of adolescents used condoms when having sexual relations with sex workers.
HIV/prevention & control ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control

Study in adolescents (between 15 and 24 years old) that were single or lived with sexual partners not more than 12 months in 6 districts of Ha Tinh province. Results: 0.2% of subjects self-reported when getting sexually transmitted diseases; 100% of STD patients used medical services; 8.35% self-reported having high-risk of HIV infection because of sexual intercourses with sex-workers and not using condoms. Only 1.7% adolescents received condoms, 1.5% received syringes and 31.2% received leaflets.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; HIV ; Therapeutics ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Attitude

Study was carried out with 480 long road drivers, 5,2% of these drivers had used the drug. Among them 24% were intravenous drug users within 12 months. Among them 78,7% had at least one sexpartner. 97,7% used condom in the last intercourse with sexworker and 25,8% with their wife or girlfriend and 40% with sudden sex partner. These data must be referred at once in HIV control.
Epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders ; Condoms ; Coitus

Average salary of state health worker in the institution belonging to MOH accounts for 612.640  190.910 VND per month, diverse subsidies 122.790  128.200 VND per month. The minimal salary must be based on 59.7% of real living price and must accounts for 636.700 VND per month. 55.1% of state workers and cadre consented to the currently designed table of salary, 67.4% to 2 years interval of promoting of salary and shortened the scale to 50% of the current number of salary steps.
Salaries and Fringe Benefits ; Medical Staff

A horizontal investigation was conducted on women of Muong minority in Hoa Binh Province at the age 15-49 years old. This 43% do not know the ways of protection from HIV, 59% know the method of prevention of tranmission of HIV through the sexual route, 29,5% through blood route and 45% through drug from mother to child, 13,5% do not know that specific medicament against AIDS is now available. Women who know 3 signs of HIV/AIDS infection – loss of body weight are at the rate of 50,5%, - prolongation of diarrhoe 20, - persistent fever 14%. For their awareness 76% of information is received from the Association of Women, 68,5% from radio and 72% from community’s activities
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Women

10% long route car drivers had self reported once they got sexual transmitted diseases, their 37.5% used state health care services. 83.3% had recognized the risk of transmission of HIV when they have sexual intercourse, 11.1% when sharing infection needle. 77.8% - 99.4% of long route car drivers had recognized precisely the 3 measures to prevent HIV. 80% had agreed to undergo HIV cheeking for. 13.3% of long route car drivers had riceived condom, 2.9% injection needle, 46.1% leaf let on HIV/AIDS.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control ; HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Knowledge ; Risk Factors