Health-related Quality of Life Among Comorbidity Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.

Background: Evaluating the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with hypertension and diabetes is vital for improving treatment adherence and outcomes.

Objective: This study assessed HRQoL and its influencing factors among patients with both type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension at Can Tho Hospital, Vietnam.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 310 outpatients at the polyclinic, using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) between July 2021 and July 2022.

Knowledge of Medical Education on Maternal and Child Primary-Care Among Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: To assess the pre-training knowledge of Commune Health Stations (CHSs) physicians in Vietnam on pregnancy and child care.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted and a pre-training questionnaire was administered with physicians working at CHSs in three mountainous provinces of northern Vietnam. Calculated mean knowledge score and estimated adjusted odds ratios (AOR) to compare the relative odds of occurrence of the outcome "answering more than half of questions correct," given exposure to the physicians' characteristics.

Vinblastine loaded on graphene quantum dots and its anticancer applications.

Aims: The aim of our work is to load Vinblastine drugs loaded on graphene quantum dots to improve its cytotoxicity on cancer cells and reduce it on the normal cell in the composites. Moreover, the GQDs-Vin composite significantly inhibited tumour growth in animals.

Methods: GQDs-Vin composites were prepared by homogenisation of GQDs and Vin solutions.

Correction: Estimation of the cardiovascular risk using world health organization/international society of hypertension risk prediction charts in Central Vietnam.

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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A study in the family medicine center (FMC) of Agricultural General Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The current study aimed to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to identify its related factors amongst adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This cross-sectional study recruited randomly 519 patients diagnosed with T2DM for at least 6 months in the Family medicine center (FMC) of Agricultural General Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Short Form 36 (SF-36) health survey was used to measure their HRQoL.

Estimation of the cardiovascular risk using world health organization/international society of hypertension risk prediction charts in Central Vietnam.

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the leading cause of the morbidity and mortality in Vietnam, the objective of this study was to estimate the total 10-year CVD risk among adults aged 40-69 years by utilizing World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts in Central Vietnam.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, multi-staged sampling was used to select 938 participants from a general population aged from 40 to 69. The CVD risk factors were then collected throughout the interviews with a standardized questionnaire, anthropometric measurements and a blood test.

Mental health among Vietnamese urban late adolescents: The association of parenting styles.

The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between parental styles and mental problems among Vietnamese high school students. In total, 16.4 percent of 757 eligible participants reported mental difficulties.

Completeness and reliability of mortality data in Viet Nam: Implications for the national routine health management information system.

Background: Mortality statistics form a crucial component of national Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). However, there are limitations in the availability and quality of mortality data at national level in Viet Nam. This study assessed the completeness of recorded deaths and the reliability of recorded causes of death (COD) in the A6 death registers in the national routine HMIS in Viet Nam.

HIV sero-discordance among married HIV patients initiating anti-retroviral therapy in northern Vietnam.

Background: In many countries in Asia, the HIV epidemic is in a concentrated phase, with high prevalence in certain risk groups, such as men who inject drugs. There is also a rapid increase of HIV among women. The latter might be due to high levels of sero-discordant couples and increasing transmission from male to female partners over time.

Antibiotic sales in rural and urban pharmacies in northern Vietnam: an observational study.

Background: The irrational overuse of antibiotics should be minimized as it drives the development of antibiotic resistance, but changing these practices is challenging. A better understanding is needed of practices and economic incentives for antibiotic dispensing in order to design effective interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. Here we report on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of antibiotic sales in private pharmacies in northern Vietnam.

Risk factors for chronic disease in Viet Nam: a review of the literature.

Introduction: Chronic diseases account for most of the disease burden in low- and middle-income countries, particularly those in Asia. We reviewed literature on chronic disease risk factors in Viet Nam to identify patterns and data gaps.

Methods: All population-based studies published from 2000 to 2012 that reported chronic disease risk factors were considered.

Assessing the quality of evidence for verbal autopsy diagnosis of stroke in Vietnam.

Background: Information on the leading causes of mortality will continue to rely on verbal autopsy (VA) in developing countries. The accuracy of VA methods in correctly ascertaining the cause for each individual death is crucial in order to have confidence in the data collected through the procedure. Accuracy of the VA procedure is generally established by carrying out validation studies involving a comparison of the underlying cause of death derived from the VA with a reference underlying cause from medical records.

Mortality measures from sample-based surveillance: evidence of the epidemiological transition in Viet Nam.

Objective: To report methods and results from a national sample mortality surveillance programme implemented in Viet Nam in 2009.

Methods: A national sample of 192 communes located in 16 provinces and covering a population of approximately 2.6 million was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling.

Stroke mortality variations in South-East Asia: empirical evidence from the field.

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death in Asia; however, many estimates of stroke mortality are based on epidemiological models rather than empirical data. Since 2005, initiatives have been undertaken in a number of Asian countries to strengthen and analyse vital registration data. This has increased the availability of empirical data on stroke mortality.

Road traffic related mortality in Vietnam: evidence for policy from a national sample mortality surveillance system.

Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are among the leading causes of mortality in Vietnam. However, mortality data collection systems in Vietnam in general and for RTIs in particular, remain inconsistent and incomplete. Underlying distributions of external causes and body injuries are not available from routine data collection systems or from studies till date.

Survival and causes of death among HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in north-eastern Vietnam.

Background: There is a lack of knowledge on mortality and causes of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Vietnam. We investigated the mortality rate, risk factors, causes of death, and impact of enhanced adherence support on survival among 640 Vietnamese treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients receiving ART in a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Methods: Patients in the intervention group received enhanced adherence from peer-supporters.

Community patterns of stigma towards persons living with HIV: a population-based latent class analysis from rural Vietnam.

Background: The negative effects of stigma on persons living with HIV (PLHIV) have been documented in many settings and it is thought that stigma against PLHIV leads to more difficulties for those who need to access HIV testing, treatment and care, as well as to limited community uptake of HIV prevention and testing messages. In order to understand and prevent stigma towards PLHIV, it is important to be able to measure stigma within communities and to understand which factors are associated with higher stigma.

Methods: To analyze patterns of community stigma and determinants to stigma toward PLHIV, we performed an exploratory population-based survey with 1874 randomly sampled adults within a demographic surveillance site (DSS) in rural Vietnam.

Expanding HIV testing efforts in concentrated epidemic settings: a population-based survey from rural Vietnam.

Background: To improve HIV prevention and care programs, it is important to understand the uptake of HIV testing and to identify population segments in need of increased HIV testing. This is particularly crucial in countries with concentrated HIV epidemics, where HIV prevalence continues to rise in the general population. This study analyzes determinants of HIV testing in a rural Vietnamese population in order to identify potential access barriers and areas for promoting HIV testing services.

Mortality patterns in Vietnam, 2006: Findings from a national verbal autopsy survey.

Background: Accurate nationally representative statistics on total and cause-specific mortality in Vietnam are lacking due to incomplete capture in government reporting systems. This paper presents total and cause-specific mortality results from a national verbal autopsy survey conducted first time in Vietnam in conjunction with the annual population change survey and discusses methodological and logistical challenges associated with the implementation of a nation-wide assessment of mortality based on surveys.Verbal autopsy interviews, using the WHO standard questionnaire, were conducted with close relatives of the 6798 deaths identified in the 2007 population change survey in Vietnam.

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about tuberculosis and choice of communication channels in a rural community in Vietnam.

Objectives: To describe the TB knowledge in the general population and to analyze which methods and tools should be used for health education in community.

Methods: A population-based cross-sectional survey was carried out within a demographic surveillance site in a rural district in Vietnam. A random sample of 12,143 adults was included.

Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis at basic health care facilities in rural Vietnam: a survey of knowledge and reported practices among health staff.

One fundamental element needed for tuberculosis control programmes to succeed is that health staff should adequately manage persons with both suspected and confirmed tuberculosis. This study assesses the level of knowledge and reported practices regarding tuberculosis among health staff at basic health care facilities in a rural district in Vietnam. A questionnaire consisting of 17 multiple-choice questions, 6 open questions, and five case-studies was completed by 253 health staff.

Knowledge of tuberculosis and associated health-seeking behaviour among rural Vietnamese adults with a cough for at least three weeks.

Aims: Good general lay knowledge of tuberculosis (TB), its cause and treatment is considered important for both prompt healthcare seeking and adherence to treatment. The main aim of this study was to describe the knowledge of TB among med and women with a cough for more than three weeks and to see how their health seeking related to TB knowledge.

Methods: A population-based survey was carried out within a demographic surveillance site in Vietnam.