The study was carried out on 5,579 households of 28 rural communes, among them 1,463 households had olders. The needs of medical service were very high (prevalence of self-reported illness was 1.8-2.4 times a year). Prevalence of olders who accessed clean water was very low, and the rate of medical insurance cover was 10.96%. Access time of local infirmaries was 12.3 minutes, of private drugstores was 11.1 minutes, and of hospitals was 14 minutes. The average cost of 1 illness course was 134,500VND. It’s necessary to strengthen communication about drug use, to increase amount of physicians in local infirmaries, and to promote local medical services.
Health Services ; Aged ; Epidemiology

An inquiry was conducted on 842 elderly subjects in Cam Lo rural district, Quang Tri province. Demographically, there was a percentage of 79.22% of elderly in 60-89 age group. Female subjects accounted for 62.71%, nearly twofolds higher than male (27.29%), 82.91% of household were family of 2, 3 generations. 5.81% of elderly female had been living alone. In elderly community, 1.06% not married, 36.22% needed a support from the offspring, 37.30% needed a self supply of living cost, 12.23% had got an official subsidy. 26.01% had conducted a merry life, 14.49% had taken meat, fish and egg 15 times a month, 14.98% had had hygiene and well being conditions of life, 41.8% had had their activities in the association of elderly.
Sociology ; Aged ; Health ; Epidemiology

Subjects: Patients without health insurance were discharged in Gia Luong district hospital, Bac Ninh province in 4/1998; 81,08% population of Gia Luong district have no health insurance 0,8% population received the human health insurance. 383 inpatients without health insurance (58,8%) and 41,2% inpatient with health insurance. The average duration of treatment was 7,4 days, less than this of inpatient with health insurance (8,5 days).Total cost/patient/round of treatment was 375.000 VND. This cost was higher 2,7 times than average income. 40,5% inpatients had to borrow. 1/4 (25%) patients want to early discharged during uncompleted free-disease. The rate of poor population received hospital bursar reduction or was very low because of the complicated procedure.
Inpatients ; Case Reports [Publication Type] ; hospitals