We have investigated the correlation between blood glucose level and Glasgow coma score (GCS) in 35 patients with acute phase of stroke (mean age: 64 with a mean evolution period of 29 hours after stroke onset). Blood glucose level on admission (Gn)11.1mmol/l in 20%, fasting glucose (GO)  7mmol/l in 51.4% and 2-hour postload glucose (G2) 11.1 mmol/l in 57.1% of the patients. Group 1 (normo-glycemia) accounted for 28.6%; group 2 (hyperglycemia and HbA1c<6% Hb), 40% and group 3 (hyperglycemia and HbA1c<6% Hb), 31.4% of the patients. In group 1,2 and 3, GCS was  11 in 70%, 92.8% and 100% respectively. GCS also correlated with Gn (r=0.457), G0 (r=-0.468) and G2 (r=-0.349). There was a significant difference between group 2 and group 3 on Gn (8.42+/-2.34mmol/l vs 9.75+/-4.10 mmol/l, p<0.05), G2 (11.67 mmol/l+/- 2.26 mmol/l vs 15.33 mmol/l +/- 5.43 mmol/l, p<0.01) and HbA1c (5.45+/-0.6% Hb vs 6.75+/- 0.73% Hb, p<0.005). During acute phase of stroke, especially in brain heamorrage, hyperglycemia frequently takes place, in correlation with Glasgow coma score, hyperglycemia is, therefore, considered as one of the predictors of severity in acute phase of stroke.
Hyperglycemia ; Blood Glucose ; Cerebrovascular Accident

Background: HIV/AIDS pandemic really become danger to mankind on the earth. Objectives: Description epidemiological characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients. Studying clinical expression, learning aboutdemands of infected patients and community care for infected patients. Subjects and method: 71 HIV/AIDS people in Thua Thien Hue were studied in 2006. Using descriptive method to give epidemiological characteristics and behaviour of HIV/AIDS people. People were determined HIV/AIDS infection based on the criteria of Ministry of Health. The information were collected by target study. Results: HIV/AIDS people mainly from the age of 20 to 39 (83,10%), males were 52,10% and in various levels of education and all kinds of occupation. The rate of sexually transmitted infection was 84,5% and infection transmission was 15,5%. The rate of sexually transmitted infection within the last 12 months was 57,7%. 63,4% of infected people used condom while having sex with their spouses or partners. 1,4% of infected people using drug infection within the last month. 38% of the infected people had manifestations of AIDS, 77,8% of HIV/AIDS were treated with antiviral drugs. Families and communities had positive attitudes and behaviors to the HIV/AIDS people. Infected people being remoted from the society was 12,7%, 88,7% of them receiving supports from their communities such as disease treatment, spirit and material supports and job opportunities. Conclusion: Strengthen communication activities to change behavior of HIV/AIDS people and in communitiy to reduce alienation, discrimination for infected people. Execute socialization in care and support for HIV/AIDS people.
HIV/ immunology ; isolation & ; purification ; pathogenicity ; Community Health Services/ organization & ; administration ; Epidemiologic Methods ;

Background: With the development of HIV/AIDS pandemic in community, amount of HIV/AIDS people more and more increase in prison. Objectives: Determine the rate of HIV/AIDS infection of prisoners at Binh Dien prison. Learning about related elements to HIV/AIDS infection. Subjects and method: Prisoners at Binh Dien prison. Method: 492 prisoners were chosen, interviewed directly and taken blood samples to HIV test. Using cross-sectional study on accidental samples. Techniques were used in this study: SERODIA-HIV and ELISA technique. Results: The rate of current HIV/AIDS infections was 21,74%, some HIV/AIDS related factors in the prison included sex, religion, income source, marrital status, common knowledge of HIV/AIDS, drug addiction history, needle sharing, sexually transmitted disease history, body tatoos and forskin inserted with metal balls, alcohol and beer drinking history, some factors such as: age and educational level were not associated with HIV/AIDS infection in prison. Conclusion: Strengthen interventional activities in prison to prevent HIV/AIDS spread between prisoners. To prisoners who were not infected HIV/AIDS: strengthen educational communication to they may prevent themselves from HIV/AIDS infection behaviors. To HIV/AIDS prisoners: Need to educate and consult especially to they have right behaviors, prevent HIV/AIDS spread for the others while they were in prison as well as they return to society.
HIV Infections/ blood ; complications ; epidemiology ;