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

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

There were 354 women (model 1: diagnosis and treatment of reproductive tract inflammation syndrome) and 362 women (model 2: diagnosis and origin treatment combined with microorganism test) participated in this study. They took part in interview, clinical examination and microorganism test before and after applying preventive model of reproductive tract inflammation for women at reproductive age at 4 communes of Ha Tay province. The model that included propaganda combined with treatment at community had satisfactory results in enhancing knowledge about prevention of reproductive tract inflammation. This model reduced the ratio of women with reproductive tract inflammation. A number of women had good knowledge increased by 228.1% while the number of women had poor knowledge reduced by 78.5%. The average treatment cost using model 1 is 42,496 VND, model 2 is 49,270VND.
Genital Diseases, Female ; Inflammation ; Women ; Therapeutics ; Preventive Medicine

Study on 1801 households with the population of 8418 persons at 30 communes which were chosen by some steps of random method from 3 districts in Can Tho province (Chau Thanh A, Thot Not, Phung Hiep). The results showed that: with regard to the approach of medical units and medical insurance, the more poor people, the more lower they had medical insurance, especially the required medical insurance. With regard to the use of services of health care: the households approached the services of public health (medical stations and hospitals) relative equivalently. When being ill, the poor group went to hospital more frequently than the rich people.
Delivery of Health Care

Collection the information was conducted on 1485 married women(15-49 age) at 15 communes of 7 districts in Ha Tay province from September 2001 to December 2002. The women were direct interviewed by questionnaires and had clinical examinations and microbiological tests. There were many factors influenced the situation of reproductive infection these women such as: source of water polluted, toilet and wash-rooms were below sanitary standard; incorrect sex hygiene increased the risk of diseases to 1.61 folds; soap was not used usually in menstrual hygiene lead to increase the risk of diseases to 1.47 folds; Delivery and artificial abortion increased the risk of disease to 2.28 folds in the first year.
Genital Diseases, Female ; Infection ; Women

The study was carried out at 30 communes in 3 districts of Thua Thien Hue province. 442 mothers who had children under 5 years old and/or being pregnant were involved to analyze for basic knowledge on ARI, CDD and EPI. Results showed that knowledge of mothers on child health care was limited: only 21% of them could name all 6 diseases of EPI program; signs of severe ARI such as tachypnea, rib-cage constriction, stridor were recognized by a small proportion of mothers (2.2% to 22.2%). Similarity was found with signs of severe diarrhoea such as thirst, frequent and bloody stool (3.8% to 24.2%). The authors also indicated that economical situations and education backgrounds were not revealed strong relation to knowledge on children health care of the mothers
Delivery of Health Care ; Child ; Knowledge ; Mothers

The Aims of this study were to investigate to the role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication in cases of perforated peptic ulcer treated by simple surgical closure. In a large prospective study, these patients with H. pylori positive were evaluated before and after H. pylori eradication (>2 months and >1 year). Changes of gastric mocosal histopathology were assessed. Results: Improvement or resolution on the outcome of gastritis and atrophy (P<0.001) demonstrated the efficacy of eradication therapy but intestinal metaplasia did not change. Conclusions: After successful eradication of H. pylori, these lesions were restored significantly, but intestinal metaplasia is questionable
Helicobacter pylori ; Peptic Ulcer