1.Knowledge about consulting and preventing HIV/AIDS infection of private medical workers in Cam Pha town, Quang Ninh province
Journal of Practical Medicine 2003;466(11):41-44
The study was carried out for assessing the background, the skill of counselling and the knowledge about HIV/AIDS of private medical professional in 16 villages and wards of Cam Pha, Quang Ninh province from March to April 2002. Results showed a low rate of private professional who answer well the questions about the knowledge of counselling. They had a good knowledge on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The government must encourage the private medical professional to contribute into the community, especially in terms of HIV/AIDS patient care
HIV
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Diseases
2.Preliminary results of the consultation, treatment and preventive counselling for HIV/AIDS transmission in private health institution in Cam Pha Town, Quang Ninh province
Journal of Practical Medicine 2003;469(12):65-67
In Cam Pha town, Quang Ninh province, preliminary achievement in terms of management, counselling and prevention of HIV/AIDS?STIS at private health service institutions showed that: infected subjects were mainly in 21 - 40 years old group (80.7%), higher in female than in male gender and the highest (42.2%), emplyees and > 68% marrieds. At private health service institutions, the number of clients who visited for treatment and consultation was small and was not homogenous, among them 83.47% received advices for preventing and treating HIV/AIDS/STIS, 59.09% were referred to HIV examinations and 74.95% received medical prescriptions. Therefore, Cam Pha must take more measures to promote the quality of private health activities
HIV
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Therapeutics
3.Private health servies coping HIV/AIDS epidemic increasing in Cam Pha town, Quang Ninh province in the year 2002
Journal of Practical Medicine 2003;425(5):21-24
Health Services; HIV; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; epidemiology;
In Cam Pha town, the private health servies were developed broadly with a diversity of activities growing and perfecting gradually. Various specialtus were developed with a large professional staff of qualified levels, prosperious experiences and long carrier in health service. However, in this system there are some bad facilities poorly equiped, with a low capacities both in quantities and in qualities. It is necessary to take a variety of measures to promote the size and the level of private health services in Cam Pha
Health Services
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HIV
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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epidemiology
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4.Epidemiological features of HIV/AIDS infection among addicted prisoners in prisons of Thanh Hoa
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;430(9):27-30
These tests of 1,115 addicted prisoners in Thanh Hoa prisoners have found that the HIV infection among them was 15.7%. In which, 12.5% of them were Thanh Hoa people and 87.5% came from other provinces: Quang Ninh (28.5%), Hai Phong (19.5%), Lang Son (14.8%), Ha Noi (13.7%), and other (10,8%). Their average ages was 30, most of them were men. They left primary or secondary schools. Most of them were unemployed, 57.1% of them were single.
HIV
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
5.Investigation of factors that affect risk of diarrhea in areas of Thanh Hoa Province
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;435(11):41-44
The study was conducted on under-five year children after introduction of anti-diarrhea program in Thanh Hãa Province. The results suggested some factors could increase the incidence of diarrhea, including custom and environmental hygiene, knowledge of mothers and baby-sitters, hygiene of food, cooking instruments and personal hygiene. Some factors can affect the incidence of diarrhea differently depended on geography: Coastal delta, highland and mountain areas. In addition, there are some factors can affect insignificantly the incidence of diarrhea in Thanh Hãa Province
Diarrhea
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Risk Factors
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epidemiology
6.Evaluation of the factors which impact on efficacy of the treatment of acute diarrhea at home in Thanh Hoa
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;435(11):25-27
An interventive study on the 7th communes, Ho»ng Ho¸ district, Thanh Ho¸ province during4/1994 -12/1996 aimed to determine some factors that impacted on efficacy of the home treatment of acute diarrhea. The result showed that more than 50 health cadres did not instruct or incorrectly instructed the method of preparation as well as method of using some self- prepared solutions such as water of boiled rice, salt porridge and fried rice water..10% health cadres did not instruct about the use of traditional medicine or anti-diarrhea drugs. 37,5% health cadres did not instruct for mother about the more severve signs that need take children to health station leading to 8,33% patients with severe dehydration when coming to health station.
diarrhea
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Acute Disease
7.Study on some factors that influence on the risk of diarrhea among children under 24 months in Khoai chau district, Hung yen province
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;435(11):31-33
A study on the house holds with children under 24 months and mothers of children under 24 months has shown that the factors influenced on the risk of diarrhea depend on the care custom such as unfull breast feeding, regular sucking by bottle, early. Food stored in the room temperature for more than 2 hours, improper treatment of children feces, unhygienic laterine and water resources children with birth weight under 2500g and mother had no knowledge of diarrhea control.
diarrhea
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child
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risk factors
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epidemiology
8.Situation of HIV, HBV and HCV infection among the drug addictive prisoners in prisons in Thanh Hoa province in 2000
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;435(11):40-42
This study aimed to determine the rate of HIV, BBC and HCV infection and some risk factors of infections among prisoner in 5 prisons in Thanh Hãa during 4/2000 - 7/2001. The results showed that the rates of HIV, HBV and HCV infection were 15.7%, 22.9% and 61.9%, respectively. The risk factors included tutoring, repeated use of syringe and needle, improper sterilization of syringes and duration of drug addiction more than 12 months. The intercourse before marriage, blood transfusion influenced unclearly on the HIV, HBV and HCV infection
Substance-Related Disorders
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Prisons
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HIV
9.To find the risk of HIV transmitted in some areas of Lang Son province
Journal of Practical Medicine 2003;445(3):45-49
From Jaruary 5 to 14/2003, in Lang Son, an interview was conducted involving 131 subjects discussing about the risk of transmission of HIV. They are: users of intravenous drug injection, prostitutes and their sex partners, stress children, HIV patients… There were 1393 intravenous drug users, this number was not reduced, even increased sex worker group includes 50 subjects with the trend of increase gradually. There are potential risk behaviours. Among about 150 street children, 20-30% had sex intercourse with prostitutes, 10-20% girls were forced in sex relation. The increasing groups of 600-800 of public motobikes drivers, who had risk sexual behaviours with prostitute, were an important cause of HIV transmission
HIV
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transmission
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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epidemiology
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risk factors
10.The awareness about the reproduction health and the control of STD &HIV/AIDS among adolescence in Thanh Xuan District - Ha Noi
Journal of Practical Medicine 2003;439(1):63-66
In Thanh Xuan District - Ha Noi, from June to July 2000, representatives of adolescence, which compose of 20 students of high school, 10 students of the university, 10 plant workers, 10 shop and restaurant workers were enrolled in a qualified study in combining with a quick assessment and an attendance of the community. 100% adolescent subjects manifest their wishes to be aware on the reproductive health and on the control of HIV/AIDS and STDs. 70-100% know syphilis, gonorrhea, 95-100% know HIV/AIDS and STDs. 70-100% subject know the use of condom. As regard the attitude, most of them do not agree with sexual relation before 20 years old of age. As regard the behavor, 60-80% of them conduct the sexual relation with the consent from two parts, hotel and guest house are the site of choice. In practice, 40-66.7% of them use contraceptive medicament, 20-33.3% use condom
HIV
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Adolescent