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Hanoi School Of Public Health
Education•Hanoi, Vietnam•
About: Hanoi School Of Public Health is a education organization based out in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Public health. The organization has 182 authors who have published 266 publications receiving 23330 citations.
Topics: Population, Public health, Health care, Poison control, Health policy
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TL;DR: Gender and age patterns of drinking are important in guiding country responses to harmful use of alcohol, and frequency of drinking will increase with a likelihood of greater numbers drinking at higher risk levels as alcohol use becomes more normalised.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Gender and age patterns of drinking are important in guiding country responses to harmful use of alcohol. This study undertook cross-country analysis of drinking across gender, age groups in some high-and middle-income countries. DESIGN AND METHODS: Surveys of drinkers were conducted in Australia, England, Scotland, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis (high-income), Thailand, South Africa, Mongolia and Vietnam (middle-income) as part of the International Alcohol Control Study. Drinking pattern measures were high-frequency, heavier-typical quantity and higher-risk drinking. Differences in the drinking patterns across age and gender groups were calculated. Logistic regression models were applied including a measure of country-level income. RESULTS: Percentages of high-frequency, heavier-typical quantity and higher-risk drinking were greater among men than in women in all countries. Older age was associated with drinking more frequently but smaller typical quantities especially in high-income countries. Middle-income countries overall showed less frequent but heavier typical quantities; however, the lower frequencies meant the percentages of higher risk drinkers were lower overall compared with high-income countries (with the exception of South Africa). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: High-frequency drinking was greater in high-income countries, particularly in older age groups. Middle-income countries overall showed less frequent drinking but heavier typical quantities. As alcohol use becomes more normalised as a result of the expansion of commercial alcohol it is likely frequency of drinking will increase with a likelihood of greater numbers drinking at higher risk levels.
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TL;DR: Findings indicated that providing MMT along with ART for HIV-positive DUs is a cost-effective intervention in Vietnam, and this approach is also incrementally cost- effective in this large injection-driven HIV epidemic.
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TL;DR: It is found that the labor market for physicians in Vietnam is characterized by very little movement among both facility levels and geographic areas, and dual practice is also prominent, with over one-third of physicians holding a second job.
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TL;DR: Financial interventions to prevent catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment should target poor households, especially those with family members suffering from NCDs, with older members and those located in slum areas in Hanoi Vietnam.
Abstract: The catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment indices offer guidance for developing appropriate health policies and intervention programs to decrease financial inequity. This study assesses socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in relation to self-reported non-communicable diseases (NCD) in urban Hanoi, Vietnam. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2013 in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. We estimated catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment using information from 492 slum household and 528 non-slum households. We calculated concentration indexes to assess socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment. Factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment were modelled using logistic regression analysis. The poor households in both slum and non-slum areas were at higher risk of experiencing catastrophic health expenditure, while only the poor households in slum areas were at higher risk of impoverishment because of healthcare spending. Households with at least one member reporting an NCD were significantly more likely to face catastrophic health expenditure (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.8–4.0) and impoverishment (OR = 2.3; 95 % CI, 1.1–6.3) compared to households without NCDs. In addition, households in slum areas, with people age 60 years and above, and belonging to the poorest socioeconomic group were significantly associated with increased catastrophic health expenditure, while only households that lived in slum areas, and belonging to the poor or poorest socioeconomic groups were significantly associated with increased impoverishment because of healthcare spending. Financial interventions to prevent catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment should target poor households, especially those with family members suffering from NCDs, with older members and those located in slum areas in Hanoi Vietnam. Potential interventions derived from this study include targeting and monitoring of health insurance enrolment, and developing a specialized NCD service package for Vietnam’s social health insurance program.
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TL;DR: The evidence of corruption and discrimination as mediators of health inequity in Vietnam calls for attention and indicates a need for more structural interventions such as better governance and anti-discriminatory laws.
Abstract: Background
Inequities in health are a major challenge for health care planners and policymakers globally. In Vietnam, rapid societal development presents a considerable risk for disadvantaged populations to be left behind. The aim of this review is to map the known causes and determinants of inequity in maternal and child health in Vietnam in order to promote policy action.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Lesley Rushton | 43 | 148 | 54555 |
Hoang Van Minh | 37 | 178 | 10897 |
Huyen Phuc Do | 26 | 54 | 24689 |
Hung Nguyen-Viet | 22 | 124 | 1451 |
Long Hoang Nguyen | 18 | 54 | 8074 |
Arie Rotem | 17 | 57 | 927 |
Vu Sinh Nam | 17 | 28 | 1380 |
Sally Hutchings | 16 | 37 | 13502 |
Tran Huu Bich | 16 | 18 | 818 |
Dinh Thi Phuong Hoa | 16 | 21 | 645 |
Lea Fortunato | 13 | 22 | 5168 |
Phuc Pham-Duc | 13 | 32 | 426 |
Nguyen Thanh Huong | 12 | 17 | 356 |
Huong Thanh Nguyen | 12 | 23 | 2944 |
Linh Cu Le | 11 | 20 | 436 |