Assessment 3 communes of Khang Ninh, Thuong Giao and Cao Thuong, Ba Be district, Bac Can province showed that: the rate of poor households were very high, the pollution of the enviroment was very serious. On the health care: the medical stations at 3 communes were lack in number and insufficient quality. The medical index were very low:malnourished children at 3 communes were very high; remained malaria, the incidence of intestinal parasite in children were at high level; women who had gynecological examination was very low; the health care for mothers were very poor.
Delivery of Health Care ; Poverty ; Environment ; Child

Bacterium Helicobacter pylori is the causative agent of many gastric disorders. That is why, its correct detection is necessary. However, monitoring the bacteria by amplifying only one gene has used to give false-negative results due to the biodiversity of the bacteria. The conditions for Multiplex PCR amplifying three virulent genes of the bacteria such as cagA., ureaseB and Hp1125 were optimized. It is recommended to detect Helicobacter pylori in clinical setting in Vietnam.
Helicobacter pylori ; diagnosis ; Genes

498 healthy children aged from 1 to 10 years were examined on the relationships between immunized status and a number of received OPV doses as well as the period of time after the last OPV dose. The results showed that the mixed antibody rate of 3 types was 86.5%; the monotype antibody rate was 97.8% in type 1, 99.7% in type 2 and 89.3% in type 3. Antibody titer was very high in all ages, GMTs of type 1 and type 2 were 143 and 146, respectively while that of type 3 was 31. Antibody rate and antibody titer with poliovirus had decreased year by year, have relationship with the number of received OPV doses, as well as the duration after the last OPV dose
Poliovirus ; Immunization ; child

A study was carried out on 987 women with etiology of vaginal hypersecretion syndrome at Consulting Department of the Institute of Dermatology and Venerology from January to September 2002. The patients’ age was 18-25 and having sex previously. Results of the study: the rate of 24.4% infected with Candida fungi; 2.6% with gonococci, 2% with Trichomonas, 19.1% with Chlamydia trachomatis and 7.2% with anaerobic bacteria
Vaginal Discharge ; Vaginal Discharge/etiology

On 200 samples of CSF with negative reaction to cephalitis virus from children suffering from acute cephalitis at National Institute of Pediatry and 250 fecal samples of healthy children aged of 2-6 years in kindergartens and creches, an investigation was performed in the year 2001. 44% of CSF sample had positive reaction to enteroviruses, among them 96.6% were ECHO 30/virus, the rest samples were ECHO 6. The incidence was 1.7 time higher in boys than in girls, their 97% were 3-14 years old. The epidemy appeared in June-July. Clinical symptoms were headache 100%, fever and nausea 90%, stiff nape 72.7%. The rate of enterovirus in healthy children accounted for 70% in 2 year old age children and 6% in 5 years old children
Enteroviruses, Porcine ; Meningitis ; Child

Researching actual situation of people's health care activities at the two communes Tan Tien and Quan Binh of Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province showed that: both two communes had primary health care boards of which members were representatives of all agencies and line organizations. However, effectiveness of these boards was limited because they worked :seasonally" and formally. Finance for health was mainly from state budget. Health activities of the two communes was mainly depended on state and there had been some barriers. Health insurance for the poor was only 30% and treatment for health insurance hadn't implemented at commune health station. Broadcastting activities faced many obstacles.
Delivery of Health Care ; Epidemiology ; Health

The analysis of 1999-2000 year period related documents and reports from various ministries,governmental bodies and sectors, diverse regions and sites,as well as from the leaders of functional bodies and agencies responsible to food safety and hygiene inspection, and from the food fabricators and traders had showed that in the year 1999, in 53/61 provinces and cities, there were a considerable number of intoxicated events, almost at home meals and at the meals of large number of consumers. Because of the lacking of qualified personal staff, of proper equipment, there were many difficulties in management of food safety and hygiene. Intersectorial coordination was established in this field, but there were not a clear assignment and an appropriate equipment. Regulation system of inspection and treatment of violation was not adequate and synchronous
Food ; Data Collection ; Hygiene

20 healthy male students from 20-25 years of age were studied on the changes of peripheral blood indexes after the exact Hegu laser He-Ne irradiation with intensity 130 mW/cm2 for 2 minutes/point. 10 (changed most clearly) of 20 these students were irradiated laser outside the Hegu (1cm far from the Hegu) as the control group. Before irradiating, after laser 10, 30 minutes, vein blood was taken to investigate the following indexes: RBC, WBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, PLT, NEUT/1, LYMPH/1, MDX/1, RDW-SD, MPV, P-LCR. The results showed that PLT, WBC, LYMPH/1 reduced markly after 10, 30 minutes (p<0.05); there were no differences of the other (RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, NEUT/1, RDW-SD, PDW, P-LCR) between before and after laser irradiation. There was no differences between before and after outside-Hegu laser He-Ne irradiation; the time when the peripheral blood indexes changed more clearly is at the 30th minute after irradiating.
Lasers ; Hematology

66 strains of heamophilus influenzae and 50 strains of streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from nasopharyngeal aspirates from 161 patients under 5 years old with ARI at the Viet Nam - Cu Ba Hospital, Ha Noi, during 9/1997 to 9/1998. 13 antibiotics were tested using the disk diffusion method. H.influenzae is still susceptible to cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, quinolones (95-100%). S.pneumoniae is also susceptible to cephalosporins (82-100%).
Respiratory Tract Infections ; child ; Helicobacter pylori

The aim of this study is to examine the antibody response in children who have been given oral poliomyelitis vaccine (OPV) produced by POLIOVAC Ha Noi. The study included 105 children under five years of age (32 in Ha Noi and 73 in Thanh Hoa). In Ha Noi children, the antibody response to each type and to all the three-poliovirus types was 100%. In Thanh Hoa children, the antibody response is poliovirus type 1 was 95.9%, to type 2: 93.1% to type 3: 93.1% and to all the 3 type 91.8%. Very high geometric mean titers against poliovirus type 1, 2 and 3 were evidenced
vaccines ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Poliomyelitis