80 patients with post-stroke have come to the Rehabilitation Dep. of Bach Mai hospital for rehabilitation. All of them have participated in two randomized divided groups with different ways of rehabilitation intervention. In the first group, 40 patients have received only moving exercises, while in the 40 patients have received moving exercises with ankle foot orthosis (AFO). In our study, it found that the patients of the second group have improvement in their walking gain. After 3-6 months of rehabilitation intervention, they have a good weight bearing on the affected leg. 80% of them with good mark(P<0,01); average cadence also increases 81,95 walk/minute(p<0.01); independence in walking is about 82,5% compared with patients of group without AFO (P<0,05). AFO could prevent drop foot for hemiplegics. It is useful for the hemiplegics to improve their walking gait.
Cerebrovascular Accident ; therapeutics

During 1994-1997, the nuclear medicine department of Cho Ray hospital diagnosed clinically 1938 patients with the cancer and implemented the scintigraphy to discover the metastasis. 816 patients with the cancer with the high risk of metastasis including the breast cancer, vaginal cancer, lung cancer, prostate gland cancer and thyroid cancer which arranged as kind of cancer and age. The bone scintigraphy help classifying the cancer with metastaisi and the comparision of the rate of metastasis into bone in this study with this rate reported by the Utrecht University of Ha Lan.
Bone Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Bone and Bones

A first male patient with age of 30 in Vietnam had typical clinical symptoms and histopathological features of the primary gelatinous Drop-like dystrophy. This was the first time the research on the genetic mutation affirmed the hereditary of the disease. The combination of surgery with the open amniotic transplantation was new method of the treatment.
diagnosis ; therapeutics ; Corneal Diseases

The study was conducted on 30 HIV infected men. The mean age was 24.2 years. 83.3% of participants were less than 30 years old. 4.37% had education level at grade II or higher. Most of them (74.2%) were infected due to sharing needle in drug injection. 6.5% due to sexual relationship with HIV infected people. 25% of HIV infected people remained have sexual relationship. Among these, 62.5% have sexual relationship with wife, 12.5% with sexual workers, 25% with sexual partner. 50% have unprotected sex. 86.7% of HIV infected people desired to have an appropriate work to help their families. 31.0% need financial supports. 21.9% want not to be discriminated. 12.5% need close cares. 56.2% have sought health care and desired to receive home health care. 34.4% receive medications periodically and 6.3% want to be hospitalized.
HIV ; Delivery of Health Care

400 river and sea-working sailors in Th¸i B×nh province aged from 17 to 50 years were surveyed using designed questionnaire. Some demographic characteristics and knowledge of sailors in HIV/AIDS were noted. Results: Almost of participants have low education, 90% have not passed high school. Most of them have been married and are living with their wife. Most have been heard about HIV/AIDS (96.8%), but in the fact their aware remains to be limited. 86.5% believe that they are unlikely to infect HIV. 82.7% say that the infected person can be recognized by “flesh eye”. Most of sailors express relevant attitude and ability to practice correctly in preventing HIV/AIDS.
HIV ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases

An investigation of cadres who participated to the HIV/AIDS prevention and control activity in 61 provinces and cities has shown that HIV/AIDS infected people were mainly at ages of 15-35 (73,9%), most of them were men. The health network for AIDS prevention and control did not meet the requirement of the AIDS prevention and control in some provinces. There was a lack of cadres for this program.
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

In all three cities, the education on sexual for street children is still low, Da Nang (26.66%), Ho Chi Minh (43.33%). Their understanding how to use clean syringes and needles when they get sick or inject drug in Ho Chi Minh City is highest (61.7%), and lowest in Da Nang (31.0%). Knowing on sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) and how to avoid them is not different between three cities, highest in Hai Phong (53.33%) and lowest in Da Nang (40.0%). The understanding of the children about safety sex is still low in three cities, lowest in Da Nang (35.0%) and highest in Hai Phong but only 55.0%.
HIV ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The study was carried out on the mothers who have under one-year children (350 children) in Kho¸i Ch©u district, H­ng Yªn Province in 2001. Results: most of mothers understand well about causes, manifestations, management and control of diarrhea. 41.9% of mothers have good skills in practice, such as preparing ORS solution, feeding children, using drugs for children with acute diarrhea, detecting signs which show that the hospitalization is needed. However, the rate of children who were cured within 3 days remains to be low (24.8%). 75.2% of children have to stay for 3 days or longer.
Diarrhea ; prevention & control ; child ; mothers

This study evaluated the organization and leading of AIDS prevention and control in all levels and efficacy of collaboration between authorities in the communal level. The information, communication and education activities were major measures to control AIDS. The prophylactic intervention of HIV transmissions as 3 ways: blood borne, sexual transmission and from mother to her child should be strengthen together. The care and treatment of HIV/AIDS infected people were considered in both health and social aspects.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; prevention & control

The study was conducted on 25 healthy subjects (15 males, 10 females) with age ranged from 15 - 60 years. None have heart disease that identified by physical examination, cardiogram and echocardiography. Method of R.A with SPECT and S.A.G.E - Cardiac software was used. Main measurements were emptying parameters, filling parameters and wall motion. Findings suggested that indices of EF, PFR and TPF were similar to that of other oversea studies. Indices of TES, PER, TPE, 1/3EF, 1/3ER, MFR, 1/3FF, 1/3FR were showed but could not compare with other authors because of data limitation in literature. Indices of REF and RRS of wall motion were lower than that of other studies.
Ventricular Function ; Radionuclide Ventriculography