Drink driving is a major issue in Vietnam, yet, the magnitude of the problem is not adequately reported by the Government. Official statistics in 2008 revealed 6–7% of road traffic accidents occurred due to drink driving. This study was conducted in five major trauma hospitals across Vietnam, namely: Yen Bai, Viet Duc, Da Nang, Binh Duong and HoChiMinh Orthopedics hospitals with an aim to understand better the magnitude of the problem. Ethics clearance was sought from Ministry of Health. Study subjects were road traffic patients admitted to hospital with age from 18 and upwards. Consent was obtained from each patient before conducting tests.ResultsFrom August to October 2009, a total of 3774 road traffic patients were given BAC tests in five hospitals. On average, 67.5% were positive with alcohol, ranging from 41% in Viet Duc to over 95% in Binh Duong. Among those positive, 58.5% of patients were over the limit of 50mg/dl. Over 95% are reported male drinkers. Majority of male drinkers rode home after consuming beer or alcohol, ranging from 64% in Da Nang to 96% in Ho Chi Minh city.Conclusions and Policy ImplicationsDrink driving is a major problem for road safety in Vietnam and is still largely under reported. It's recommended that sustained nation wide campaigns on risks of drink driving should be conducted, especially for motorcyclists. Strict enforcement is also crucial.
Objective: to describe satisfaction situation of out-patients and some affecting factors at Regional general hospital of An Giang province. Method: Study applied cross sectional design, conducted from March to October 2021. Out-patient satisfaction assessment tool approved by Vietnam ministry of health has been used. 270 patients were completed face-to-face interview to describe their satisfaction with services received. In addition, 4 in-depth interviews were conducted to explored some affecting factors to patient satisfaction. Results: Average scores of patient satisfaction across 5 domains found pretty consistent at the level of 4,1 in the 1-5 scale. Proportion of patients satisfied with accessibility factor was highest (88,51%). The percentage of respondents satisfied with service provision outcomes, health worker attitude, behavior and capacity, service infrastructures and equipments, transperant information and process domain were 87,04%, 86,3%, 84,44% and 76,3% respectively. Patients with higher education tended to reported lower satisfaction level than those at secondary school level or lower. Findings from in-depth interviews showed that clients with health insurance were more satisfied with services. Conclusion: Patient satisfaction level found in this study was rather low compared to expectation and its of other similar hospitals. It is necessary to improve quality of the outpatient health care process and upgrade the infastructures and equipments for this activity. Key words: Satisfaction, out-patient.
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