Study Findings from V.M. Hoang et al Broaden Understanding of Medical Research (Study Design for the 2016 Baseline Survey of a Health System Strengthening Project In Quoc Oai District, Hanoi, Vietnam)

2019 MAR 19 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on Health and Medicine - Medical Research have been presented. According to news reporting out of Hanoi, Vietnam, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “In order to provide essential scientific evidence on the population’s health status and social health determinants as well as the current capacity of the health care system in Vietnam to health policy makers and managers, Vietnam Ministry of Health, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, and Ho Chi Minh University of Medicine and Pharmacy collaborated with Seoul National University (Korea) and conducted a health system survey in the Quoc Oai district (of Hanoi capital) that represented northern rural Vietnam. The study design was a cross-sectional study.”

Financial support for this research came from Vietnam Health System Strengthening Project of JW LEE Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, “The survey covered different topics (more than 200 questions) and was administered in three separate questionnaires: 1) Basic information of all household members; 2) Household characteristics; and 3) Individual characteristics. Socio-demographic characteristics among the households and individuals were collected from 2,400 households sampled by multi-stage cluster sampling method: more than 200 questions. The household size of Quoc Oai was larger than the national average and there was no significant difference in gender composition. In addition, the proportions of pre-elderly, age 55-64, and elderly group (65 years old and over) were higher than the national population statistics. In this context, demographic transition has begun in Quoc Oai.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This study design description provides the basic information about a baseline survey of a future prospective cohort (as a part of a collaborative project on strengthening the health system in Vietnam) to the prospective data user of this survey.”

For more information on this research see: Study Design for the 2016 Baseline Survey of a Health System Strengthening Project In Quoc Oai District, Hanoi, Vietnam. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2019;34(5):. Journal of Korean Medical Science can be contacted at: Korean Acad Medical Sciences, 302 75 Dong Du Ichon, Dong Yongsan Ku, Seoul 140 031, South Korea.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting V.M. Hoang, Hanoi Univ Public Hlth, Center Populat Hlth Sci, Ia Duc Thang Rd, Hanoi, Vietnam. Additional authors for this research include B.N. Nguyen, L.M. Dat, J. Oh, J.K. Lee, H.Y. Lee, N. Choi, T.G.H. Tran, V.H. Nguyen, S.P. Lee, K.S. Bang, Y. Cho, S.Y. Kim, Q.C. Le, T.S. Dinh and N.H. Luu.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e42. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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