Determinants of environmental financing constraints: a case study from Vietnam.

The Environment Fund is a state financial institution and a non-profit organization, operating mainly in concessional loans with low-interest rates for green investment projects, working towards sustainable development. There have been no studies to assess the firms' ability to access environmental finance from these Environment Funds. This study uses a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Herpes simplex virus type-2 seropositivity among ever married women in South and north Vietnam: a population-based study.

Objective: To investigate herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) seropositivity and associated risk factors in Vietnamese women.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with personal interviews and gynecological examinations among population-based samples of ever married women, aged 15 to 69 years, living in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi in 1997. Type-specific IgG antibodies against HSV-2 were detected using HerpeSelect ELISA (Focus Diagnostics).