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

The double compartment latrine in Vietnam was designed based on 3 scientific hygienic principles including to seperation, drying and reuse. The advantages of technique were to protect the water resource from contamination, kill the germs and generate the valuable pertilizers resources. It is really a technique of the ecological maintenance. It will be improved more and more.
Toilet Facilities ; hygiene

In 2000, there were about 755 millions people lack fresh water, of which 51% lived in the municipal regions of developing countries. In 2020, it will cover the fresh water for people who live in the municipal regions of latrine America and Caribe. 86% of rural people in Africa has not fresh water. There were about 3.3 billions people have been using the unhygienic toilet of which 74% live in the countryside
Water Supply ; Environment ; Hygiene

The clinical trial of Hoa Long pills was performed in 46 patients with Herpes simplex type I and II. The result showed that: The drug shortened the therapeutic duration and decreased the recrudescence in comparison with control lot. The drug recovered the state of decreased immunity, especially immunoglobulins, leukocytes, lymphocytes, CD5+ and CD72+.
Herpes Simplex ; Clinical Trial [Publication Type]

Salmonella typhimurium phage 28B and Ascaris suum ova were used as indicators to evaluate the ability of pathogen destruction of 6 types of dry toilets and the retention time of fecal material processing vault needing for health safety. The results showed that: among three factors: pH, temperature, moisture, pH was the most significantly influenced on the survival time of indicators. When pH>10, Salmonella phages and Ascaris ova were destroyed very fast. These pH values could be reached if after defecation 300mL of wood-ash was added. At least 6 months of retention for fecal materials inside dry toilets are needed
Hygiene ; Salmonella typhimurium