A survey on illness patterns and health seeking behaviour of 670 older persons had been conducted in Ba Vi district, Ha Tay province, results showed that: elderly women reported more acute illness than elderly men did; there were significant differences in term of acute and chronic illness patterns between elderly men and women; both men and women most commonly sought health care from private practitioners, then by self-treatment and from commune health centres, however, women used hospitals less often than men; for the elderly, the most common reason for choosing a health care provider was the nearness; women more significantly than men depended on others to decide the choice of the type of health care service they should use
Health Services ; aged ; Rural Population

423 elderly persons in 2 communes of Chi Minh and Le Loi, Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province were submitted a health examination, which pointed out that: the female subjects suffered from more diseases than the male do; common health problems of the all were cough, headache, dizziness, backpain, joint pain and nerve pain. In both two communes, the incidence of those condition in female was higher than that of male, but in male subjects, hypertension and gastritis were higher generally, there was no significant difference in the pattern of the 2 communes.
Aged ; Epidemiology ; Health