Factors Associated With High Rates of Depressive Symptomatology in Older People in Vietnam.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptomatology among Vietnamese older people.

Method: We used baseline survey data collected in 2018 from the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in Vietnam (LSAHV) conducted across seven regions and comprising 6,050 people aged 60 years and over of whom 4962 completed the brief 11-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale. Clinically significant depressive symptomatology was a CES-D score of 8.

Effectiveness of an Automated Error Checking and Feedback System to Improve Text Message Reporting for Disease Surveillance in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam currently relies on a manual paper-based system to track and monitor 28 major infectious diseases. This inefficient system takes 2 or more months to complete. We designed and pilot tested the use of text messaging to report certain infectious disease symptoms in rural areas of northern Viet Nam.

Mobile Health Initiatives in Vietnam: Scoping Study.

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) offers a promising solution to the multitude of challenges the Vietnamese health system faces, but there is a scarcity of published information on mHealth in Vietnam.

Objective: The objectives of this scoping study were (1) to summarize the extent, range, and nature of mHealth initiatives in Vietnam and (2) to examine the opportunities and threats of mHealth utilization in the Vietnamese context.

Methods: This scoping study systematically identified and extracted relevant information from 20 past and current mHealth initiatives in Vietnam.

Perceptions of the Feasibility and Practicalities of Text Messaging-Based Infectious Disease Surveillance: A Questionnaire Survey.

Background: In Vietnam, infectious disease surveillance data are collected via a paper-based system through four government tiers leading to a large delay. Meanwhile, mobile phones are abundant and very popular in the country, and known to be a useful tool in health care worldwide. Therefore, there is a great potential for the development of a timely disease surveillance system through the use of mobile phone short message service (SMS) text messages.

Laboratory-scale membrane up-concentration and co-anaerobic digestion for energy recovery from sewage and kitchen waste.

This study assessed an alternative concept for co-treatment of sewage and organic kitchen waste in Vietnam. The goal was to apply direct membrane filtration for sewage treatment to generate a permeate that is suitable for discharge. The obtained chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations in the permeate of ultrafiltration tests were indeed under the limit value (50 mg/L) of the local municipal discharge standards.