One hundred voluntary blood donors in Hanoi were typed for antigens in the MNS, Rh, Kell, Duffy, and Kidd blood group systems. They were also tested for the presence of the Mi.III (GP.Mur) phenotype and Lewis system antigens. The Jk phenotype frequencies were markedly different from those previously reported. The frequency of the Mi.III phenotype was similar to that reported in Chinese and Taiwanese.

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Recent years have witnessed a decrease in both the number and quality of students enrolling in English Language Teacher Education (ELTE) programs. Those ELTE graduates also tend to pursue careers other than teaching. Given the great demand for English language learning at the moment, such low motivation for teaching is undesirable. This study was thus conducted to investigate motivations for teaching of senior students at a language teacher education institution in Vietnam as well as the correlations between these motivating factors and their intentions to teach. Data was collected from 114 senior students using questionnaires, and analyzed using SPSS (version 20.0). Findings from the study suggested that (a) participants displayed a positive prospect of pursuing teaching career; (b) prior teaching and learning experience, making social contribution, and shaping future of children/adolescents were the most influential factors while fallback career, job transferability, and time for family were the least endorsed ones; (c) although teaching is perceived to be part of a respected profession that requires expert knowledge and emotional devotion, teachers are generally underpaid; (d) significant relations were observed between intrinsic career value, satisfaction with choice, social utility values, perceived ability, and prior teaching and learning experience and intentions to teach.

Objectives: Assessment of knowledge, practice of caregivers for children with measles and care results for children with measles at the Department of Infectious Diseases –Vietnam national children’s hospital. Subjects and Methods: The study described pediatric patients with measles and their caretakers from 1/2019 - 6/2019. Results: Most carers have a major change in the knowledge and practice of children with measles after being consulted and instructed by nurses. The symptoms showed a sharp decrease at the time of discharge compared to when admitted to the hospital (fever decreased from 92.4% to 4.5%; itching rash decreased from 94.3% to 22.3%, cough decreased 86.7% to 13.6%. Conclusion: Most carers have a major change in the knowledge and practice of children with measles after being consulted and instructed by nurses. The symptoms showed a sharp decrease at the time of discharge compared to when admitted to the hospital. Key words: Knowledge, practice, care for measles