Mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Bavi District, VietnamHoang Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Scand J Public Health Suppl 62:26-31. 2003
..The aims of the study were to outline CVD mortality during health transition in a rural community in the north of Vietnam and to examine associations between CVD mortality and the socioeconomic status of the population...
Assessing the household financial burden associated with the chronic non-communicable diseases in a rural district of VietnamHoang Van Minh
Department of Health Economics, Center for Health System Research, Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Glob Health Action 5:1-7. 2012
..This paper aims to examine the self-reported prevalence of major chronic diseases among a population in rural Vietnam and to analyse the household financial burden associated with these diseases...
- Patterns of subjective quality of life among older adults in rural Vietnam and Indonesia
Hoang Van Minh
Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health System Research, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Geriatr Gerontol Int 12:397-404. 2012
..This paper aims to assess the subjective quality of life (SQOL) and its correlates among older adults in rural communities of Vietnam and Indonesia...
- Exposure to second-hand smoke at home and its associated factors: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Use survey in Vietnam, 2010
Hoang Van Minh
Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, No 1 Ton That Tung, Dong da, Hanoi, Vietnam
Cancer Causes Control 23:99-107. 2012
..The paper describes the pattern of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) at home among the adult population of Vietnam and examines associated socio-demographic factors...
- Multilevel analysis of effects of individual characteristics and household factors on self-rated health among older adults in rural Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Geriatr Gerontol Int 10:209-15. 2010
..This paper aims to describe self-rated health (SRH) status among older adults in a rural community of Vietnam, and examine individual and household-level factors associated with good health rating among the study populations...
Prevalence of and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among female students aged 13 to 15 years in Vietnam, 2007Hoang Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A11. 2010
..Recent reports show a sharp increase in smoking rates among girls. We describe prevalence of cigarette smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among female students aged 13 to 15 years in Vietnam and examine the associated factors...
- Costing of clinical services in rural district hospitals in northern Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh
Department of Health Economics, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Int J Health Plann Manage 25:63-73. 2010
..The study results revealed that the user fee levels were much lower than the actual costs of providing the corresponding services. The present study highlights the importance of costing data for hospital planning and management...
- Effects of individual characteristics and school environment on cigarette smoking among students ages 13-15: A multilevel analysis of the 2007 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data from Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Glob Public Health 6:307-19. 2011
..These actions should include providing specific curricula for students that address both individual characteristics and the school environment. Further, prevention programmes should also target both parental- and peer-smoking issues...
- Self-reported chronic diseases and associated sociodemographic status and lifestyle risk factors among rural Vietnamese adults
Hoang Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Scand J Public Health 36:629-34. 2008
..This article examines the prevalence of major chronic diseases and their relationships with sociodemographic status and selected lifestyle risk factors among the adult population in a rural community in the north of Vietnam...
- Cost of providing the expanded programme on immunization: findings from a facility-based study in Viet Nam, 2005
Minh Van Hoang
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Bull World Health Organ 86:429-34. 2008
..To estimate and analyse the costs for providing the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) in a rural community in the north of Viet Nam in 2005...
- Self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases and their relation to selected sociodemographic variables: a study in INDEPTH Asian sites, 2005
Hoang Van Minh
FilaBavi Demographic Surveillance Site, 1 Ton That Tung Ha Noi, Hanoi 844, Vietnam
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A86. 2008
..We report the self-reported prevalences of major chronic diseases in Southeast Asia and examine their relation to selected sociodemographic variables in adults...
- Tobacco farming in rural Vietnam: questionable economic gain but evident health risks
Hoang Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
BMC Public Health 9:24. 2009
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- Risk factors for chronic disease among rural Vietnamese adults and the association of these factors with sociodemographic variables: findings from the WHO STEPS survey in rural Vietnam, 2005
Van Minh Hoang
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A22. 2007
..We examined the prevalence of selected risk factors for chronic disease and the association of these risk factors with sociodemographic variables in a representative sample of adults in rural Vietnam...
- Cardiovascular disease mortality and its association with socioeconomic status: findings from a population-based cohort study in rural Vietnam, 1999-2003
Van Minh Hoang
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, No 1, Ton That Tung, Hanoi, Vietnam
Prev Chronic Dis 3:A89. 2006
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- Gender differences in prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of hypertension: findings from the WHO STEPs survey in a rural community of Vietnam
H Van Minh
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Ton That Tung, Hanoi, Vietnam
J Hum Hypertens 20:109-15. 2006
..Among men, those with lower educational and occupational status but who were richer were more likely to be hypertensive. More women with lower occupational and economic status were hypertensive...
- Multilevel analysis of covariation in socioeconomic predictors of physical functioning and psychological well-being among older people in rural Vietnam
Van Minh Hoang
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
BMC Geriatr 10:7. 2010
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- Socio-economic status inequality and major causes of death in adults: a 5-year follow-up study in rural Vietnam
Dao Lan Huong
Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health, 138 Giang Vo Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Public Health 120:497-504. 2006
..This study aimed to analyse the associations between cause-specific mortality in adults (aged 20 years and above) and socio-economic status (SES) in a rural setting of Vietnam during a time of economic transition...
- Prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among population aged 15 years or older, Vietnam, 2010
Le Thi Thanh Xuan
Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, No 1 Ton That Tung, Dong da, Hanoi, Vietnam E mail
Prev Chronic Dis 10:E57. 2013
..We estimated the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco use among adult populations in Vietnam in 2010 and examined its association with sociodemographic factors...
- Knowledge of the health consequences of tobacco smoking: a cross-sectional survey of Vietnamese adults
Dao Thi Minh An
Department of Epidemiology, Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Glob Health Action 6:1-9. 2013
..Although substantial efforts have been made to curtail smoking in Vietnam, the 2010 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) revealed that the proportion of male adults currently smoking remains high at 47.4%...
- Applying verbal autopsy to determine cause of death in rural Vietnam
Dao Lan Huong
Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
Scand J Public Health Suppl 62:19-25. 2003
..Although the validity of the VA method used has not been fully assessed, it appeared to be an appropriate method for ascertaining causes of death in the study area...
- Combining risk factors and demographic surveillance: potentials of WHO STEPS and INDEPTH methodologies for assessing epidemiological transition
Nawi Ng
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Scand J Public Health 34:199-208. 2006
..This paper discusses the potential of combining the WHO STEPwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS) within ongoing DSSs, to assess changes in non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors...
- Alcohol use and alcohol consumption-related problems in rural Vietnam: an epidemiological survey using AUDIT
Kim Bao Giang
Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Subst Use Misuse 43:481-95. 2008
..However, further monitoring of alcohol use and problems among women is important to follow-up changes in consumption pattern. The study's limitations are discussed...
- Alcohol consumption and household expenditure on alcohol in a rural district in Vietnam
Kim Bao Giang
Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Glob Health Action 6:18937. 2013
..Expenditure on alcohol is an important problem for families and communities and needs to be assessed. Aim: This study examines level of alcohol consumption and expenditure on alcohol in a district in Vietnam...
- A probabilistic approach to interpreting verbal autopsies: methodology and preliminary validation in Vietnam
Peter Byass
Umeå International School of Public Health, Umea, Sweden
Scand J Public Health Suppl 62:32-7. 2003
..Other approaches such as algorithms and neural networks have been developed in some settings. This paper aims to develop a method that is simple, reliable and consistent, which could represent an advance in VA interpretation...
