To evaluate the effects of zinc on chronic anorexic children, we have divided 132 chronic anorexic children aged 3-48 months old into two groups. The test group was supplemented with iron, vitamins and 10mg of elemental zinc daily orally while the control group was supplemented with iron, vitamins. The results have shown that appetite, energy intakes and growth rate in the test group were improved better than those in the control group (P<0.001; P<0.001; P<0.001 and P<0.025). Initial serum zinc concentration of the chronic anorexic children in the test group is concerned obviously with rehabilitations of energy intakes (P<0.002). Weight and height velocities of the anorexic children with low zinc concentration in test group were lower than those of the anorexic the test group (P<0.005; P<0.005). Zinc supplementation has clearly affected to treat chronic anorexia in children.
Complementary Therapies ; anorexia ; child ; zinc

Background: Paralysis has been eliminated in Vietnam in 2000. To maintain the achievement, Vietnam needs to have more than 90% of children under 1 age drinking 3 doses of OPV, controlling cases of acute flaccid paralysis and diagnosing for virology in laboratory to determine causes of the disease. Results of laboratory identifying Polio virus and enterovirus in patients with acute flaccid paralysis is evidence of successful in paralytic elimination annually in Vietnam.\r\n', u'Objectives: To of isolate polio virus and enterovirus in patients with acute flaccid paralysis suspected paralysis in 2005.\r\n', u'Subjects and methods: The study included 267 cases with acute flaccid paralysis from 29 provinces, cities in the North and six provinces in the Central of Vietnam during 2005.\r\n', u'Results:Results of surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis and indicators of samples tested in 2005 have reached the criteria regulated by the World Health Organization. 8 poliovirus strains and 56 other non-polio enterovirus strains were isolated from 538 stool specimens of above patients. All isolated poliovirus strains were confirmed as Sabin-like strains. 56 non-polio enterovirus strains included coxsaxkie A (3), conxsackieB (5), echoviruses (34), enterovirus 71 (1) and untyped enteroviruses (13). Wild polio virus was not isolated in 2005.\r\n', u'Conclusion: The result confirmed successfulness in maintaining of poliomyelitis free status in the North and 6 provinces of the Central of Vietnam in 2005.\r\n', u'\r\n', u'\r\n', u'
Paralysis ; Enterovirus ; Poliovirus

A study on the pulmonary ventilation of 125 patients workers (male: 96, ages of 30-35 and working duration: 7-35 years) who were working in the environment with free silicon level that exceed the allowed standard has shown that there was a normal ventilation but there was a reduction of maximal flows among worker who were working in the environment with free silicon level that exceeded the allowed standard. There was a reduction of pulmonary ventilation and maximal flows among worker with silicosis type P.
Pulmonary Ventilation ; Environment ; workplace

Milk supplementation in 3 months had improved the nutritional status of infant in term of physical growth, hemoglobin and serum albumin level, as well as acute respiratory infection status. The prevalence of underweight grade 1 reduced from 83.1% to 13.6%, underweight grade 2 reduced from 15.3% to 6.8% and there was no case of severe malnutrition. Hemoglobin level increased from 8.961.04 g/dl to 11.21.15 g/dl and serum albumin increased from 3.940.62g/dl to 4.790.42g/dl. The prevalence of acute respiratory infection reduced from 84.7- 27.1%.
Efficacy of the food supplementation for children with poor nutritional status and acute respiratory tract infection

The duration of starting the complement eating was an initial duration of growth of children. Many studies showed that children's slow development occurred within 6-18 months and following. The diet and other intervention impacted significantly on the intervention of children development during this period.
Dietary Supplements ; Child

The survey on 404 infants under twelve months in the 4 rural communes in Ninh Thanh district, Hai Hung province showed that high prevalence of underweight (14.6%), acute respiratory infection (84.7%) among the subjects. The main reason is low education level of the mother, low birth weight, lack of breast milk, early giving supplementary food, poor quality of supplementary food. The nutrition education and communication had improved the nutritional knowledge of these mothers.
Nutrition ; Mothers ; Infant

In 2004, the technical measures combined to health education were further strengthened. The malaria situation, therefore, was improved as the morbidity was reduced by 20%, malaria cases reduced by 3.6% and PSR reduced by 17%. However, malaria prevalence is inhomogeneously distributed with more malaria cases found in the former highly endemic districts
Malaria ; Epidemiology

This is a cross sectional study, including quantitative (household survey) and qualitative methods (indept- interview) on 699 people of 157 household living at Cau Giay district. Findings reveal that few people used medical care at the centers (4.3%), the self-medicated rate was highest (42.3%), then the rate of using private services: 27.7% and using services of higher referral levels: 16.7%... Quality and favorable of services, and level of illness... had major influenced to the choices of healthcare services
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services ; Delivery of Health Care ; Medical Staff

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 ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Therapeutics

Study of malaria epidemiology in Hoa Binh province in 2004. Results: the prevalence was down by 10% in comparing to that of 2003; there was no death of malaria, no malaria epidemic, malaria parasite was down to 18.9%. During 2003-2004 period malaria parasite was mostly transmitted from residents working in the South or other provinces. Epidemiological characteristics in 2004 changed dramatically in comparison with 1992 in Hoa Binh, malaria indicators decreased. 1992: 1,182 parasites in 100 communes, 2004: 60 parasites mostly imported to some communes. In 1992, 100% Hoa Binh residents were in malaria areas, this figure in 2004 was 47%.
Malaria ; Epidemiology