From November 1996 to December 1998 within 90 MRI diagnosed cases of cervical disc herniation found in Hanoi region. 90 male patients with 23-68 years old (on average 45). The result showed that MRI is the best sensible method to determine the cervical disc herniation. The study is performed separately in two levels of the disc herniation: bulging disc 44% and typical disc herniation 56%, pick levels of the disc herniation occur at levels C4/C5 and C5/C6. Cervical canal stenosis and spondylosis may be combined with the disc herniation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

From November 1996 up to December 1998 with 90 MRI diagnosed cases of cervical disc herniation found in Hµ Néi region. 73 males patients and 23-68 years old (on average 45). We found that MRI is the best sensible method to determine the cervical disc herniation. The study is performed separately in two levels of the disc herniation: Bulging disc 44% and typical disc herniation 56%. Peak levels of the disc herniation occur at levels C4/C5 and C5/C6. Cervical canal stenosis and spondylosis may be combined with the disc herniation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

MR imaging may help detect the bone marrow edema, which is seen as increased signal intensity with poorly defined margins on STIR images. Unfortunately, STIR sequence is not available in our Magnetom 1.0 Tesla menu. Based on old IR sequence in this MR unit, we have tried to make a new STIR sequence. This sequence is proved on image quality in bone contusion and early inflammation diagnosis.
Bone Diseases ; diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis ; Bone and Bones

The study was carried out at 30 communes in 3 districts of Can Tho province to assess basic knowledge on ARI, CDD and EPI among 534 enrolled mothers with children under 5 years old and/or being pregnant. The results showed that knowledge on child health care of these mothers was quite low. Only 5.9% of them could name all 6 common diseases of the EPI program. Signs of severe ARI such as tachypnea, rib-cage constriction, and stridor were recognized by a small proportion of mothers: 1.7%, 0.2% and 10.7%, respectively. Similarly, the low rates were in detecting the critical signs of diarrhea such as thirst, more frequent bowel movements, and bloody stool: 44.2%, 2.8%, and 5.6%, respectively. The authors also indicated that knowledge on child health care of mothers with lower education or living in poor households was lower than those with higher education or living in wealthier households.
Delivery of Health Care ; Child, Mothers

The study was conducted in 534 mothers of reproductive age at 30 communes in 3 districts of Can Tho province. The study addressed the usage of contraceptive methods, antenatal care and related factors. The results showed that the proportion of women using contraceptive methods was 65.9%, among them 82.7% used modern methods. Acceptance of family planning between women with different educational and economical status varied. The acceptance was lower in poorer and less educated groups. The rate of contraceptive failure was 6.9%. The proportion of women who had ever had natural abortion was 14%. There were no significant differences of these rates by education levels and household economical status. The proportions of the better education and the wealthy women giving birth in hospitals were higher than the poorly and less educated women who had birth delivery at CHSs and midwife houses (54.2% vs. 42.5% and 55.1% vs. 12%, respectively).
Contraception ; Contraceptive Agents

MOH-decision of minister of health, No 3947/2004/QD-BYT, 8/11/2004 amendent of “Regulartion of registation of vaccines and medico-biologicals” medical bio products. Complemetary to article 3, section 5 of the regulation of vaccine registration, medical bio products issued together with the decision No 1012/2003/QD-BYT dated 30/07/2003 as follows: vaccines, biomedical products were registered, within the valid time, if the price is changed differently from the registered document, the registree have to report to the Ministry of Health. The new amended form 3, 4 and 9 are to replace the old form 3, 4 and 9 in the regulation of registration of vaccines and biomedical products.
Vaccines ; Biological Products

A descriptive cross-sectional study in combining with retrospective, interviewing and observative study was conducted concerning the private medico-pharmaceutical activities. The conclusions: recognised the good development of various forms of private services of medico-pharmaceutical that diversified the basis health service activities, contributed to the socialization of health care for people. But private health service network was still concentrated mainly in urban areas with the lack of inspection.
private pharmaco-medical practice

A cross-sectional study on knowledge and attitude toward weight gain was carried out on 659 pregnant women to identify factors associated with actual weight gain of pregnant women. The results showed that 36.6% of the women had a weight gain in the last trimester below 4kg, in which 19% below 3kg. While only 55.4% pregnant women agreed the recommended weight gain of 10-12kg during pregnancy, majority of pregnant women (85.1%) had positive attitude toward eating a well diet if it meant to have a baby with sufficient weight at birth. There was a statistically significant relationship between weight gain and attitude toward eating a well diet in the last trimester (p=0.009). However, less than half of women, 17.5% and 44.5% had correct knowledge about how much weight a mother should gain during pregnancy and in the last trimester, respectively. Knowledge of the women on the relationship between weight gain and birth weight of babies related significantly with actual weight gain (p<0.05). The results suggested that knowledge and attitude favoring wealthy babies may relate to higher maternal weight gains during pregnancy.
Pregnant Women ; Knowledge ; Weight Gain

Evaluation of the implementation of the equitableness policy in health care service at the 20 villages of Son La, Nghe An, Soc Trang and Binh Phuoc in 2004. The results: the equitableness policy in the health care service has been well implemented by the local governments including health care service and finance resulted in enhancing trust of the local people. Regulations and policies for the local health care staff have been well implemented by the local governments, especially after the occurrence of Decision 58, 131 and Circular Letter 08. However, some limitations, including: training, salary and duty subsidy regulations have not been well implemented in some medical stations, some positions in medical station have not appointed formally as pharmacological and traditional medicine’s nurse
Delivery of Health Care ; Public Policy

Random study on 1.552 households including 7.489 people in 30 communes of 3 districts of Thua Thien Hue to evaluate the accessibility to public health basis and using some health care services of households with different income levels. The result showed that: the big gaps between the families' incoming (13 times) prevented people from accessing health service due to high cost, so governmental support policies in health care help the people reduce the burden of cost. The disease rate of the poor was higher than the rich. However, the poor came to the hospital more frequently than the rich regardless of lacking health insurance support
Delivery of Health Care ; Epidemiology ; Community Health Services