An investigation was carried out on 927 workers. A high rate of allergic disease was reported, especially at the respiratory system. 11 to 12 year long occupational ages are the most vulnerable ages with a highest rate of positive reaction to cotton dusty allergen. Mean value of pulmonary air flow volume decreased among all age groups in comparing with normal value.
Hypersensitivity ; manpower

The total number of commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Nha Trang City is 910 (871-949, p<0.05). Within 910 CSWs, 444 are directly CSWs and 466 are indirectly CSWs that is estimated by province leaders. 'Capture-recapture' method is workable and useful in order to estimate CSWs.
Sex ; manpower

During the past 6 months, 28 patients, whose paranoid traits were their outstanding problems, were seen in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. Of these 28 patients, 11 were selected for a brief type of rapid fire psychotherapeutic treatment. 10 of these patients showed good to excellent responses. The reasons for this presentation of the therapy technique have been cited at the beginning of this paperAbstracts of 4 patients representative of the therapy group have been given along with the important details and ideas concerning the selection of the patient and the therapy technique. Since selection of the appropriate patient for therapy is one of the most important aspects of the specific therapy approach in this paper, a review of the areas of adequate stressed. All these patients voluntarily sought help because their life situation had become intolerable. Thus the motivation for change was strong. The one failure in therapy has been reviewed as it presented some of the important negative characteristics of patients who are not suitable for this brief therapy situationIt should be re-emphasized that this technique has not the slightest semblance of originality. All of the main elements such as selecting the patient, empathy, insight, reconditioning, and stimulation of motivation can be found in most forms of psychotherapy. The idea of conditioning associated with thought psychology was proposed by the German physician, Griesinger, the forerunner of Pavlov, in the Nineteenth century. My major motive behind the presentation of this paper has been to present an intelligible plan of therapy for the general medical physician to incorporate into his daily medical practice for suitable patients when adequate psychiatric help is not available. (Summary)
Health Manpower

Andrology ; manpower ; Physicians

Our research was carried out on 133 occupational carbon monoxide exposed workers in a metallurgical factory. The results showed that carbon monoxide concentration in some working places was higher than the allowance limit from 1.4 to 5.3 times. 77.2% indoor environment was polluted by substances coming from factory. This pollution had influenced on the health of 35.3% of workers (influence on nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive systems and anemia,..) 16.5% of the cases suffered from occupational carbon monoxide chronic clinical poisoning. The occupational acute carbon monoxide poisoned anamnesis at the factory was 7.3%.
Carbon Monoxide ; manpower

The investigation was done in 74 occupational carbon monoxide exposed workers in a coke factory. The result showed that carbon monoxide concentration in some work places was higher than the allowable limit from 1,2 to 5 times. 70,3% workers' indoor environment was polluted by substances coming from factory. These pollution had influence on the health of 47,2% workers (influence on nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive systems and anemia etc.). 1,4% of the cases suffered from occupational carbon monoxide chronic clinical poisoning.
Carbon Monoxide ; manpower

A survey on working environment at 35 facilities discovered some types of dusts, harmful factors such as the noise at high level in some working places (94-100 dBA), tiny dusts, over standard petrol gas. 14/760 workers were examined periodically had tetraetyl lead level in urine during 24 hours. Among 54 cases of lead comtanination, the clinical symptoms of arterial blood pressure - pulse accounted for 42,5%; headache, in somia, much sweating on arms and legs were high, 60 cases suffered from occupational skin gray.
Health Status ; Petroleum ; manpower

A survey on 4 typical industrial areas of Quang Ninh province at 12 representative facilities and inhabitants areas: Ha Long, Uong Bi, Cam Pha and morbidity statistics in workers by examining periodically has shown that the severe dusts, tiny dusts accounted for high rate, poisonous gas concentration was high at some working places, over standard noise was common, oxygen concentration was reduced in the air. The diseases of ear, nose and throat were 46%, dental maxillofacial diseases, dermatological diseases were 35-36%, internal disease and gynecological diseases in women were 26%, the rate of occupational accidents were high.
Health status ; manpower ; Industry

The study aimed to link some factors of working environment to the health status of workers. Participants were 228 workers of the Thai Binh Porcelain Company. It is found that the working environment has been polluted by several factor such as heat radiation, dust and noise, especially in baking oven workshop. The diseases that affected mainly to workers included sore throat (43.86%), trachomatis (17.98%), itchiness (9.21%), joint problems (6.36%), rhinitis (5.26%) and conjunctivitis (3.95%).
Health ; Manpower ; Workplace ; Environment

On March 1999, 482 female workers underwent an interview with a writing questionnaire and a gynecological examination concerning some diseases of genital tract, some pathogen of microorganisms, familial planning program and reproductive health. The statistical study shows that inflammations of the lower genital tract are the most common diseases.
female ; Manpower ; Gynecology