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. 2019 Jan 28;34(5):e42.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e42. eCollection 2019 Feb 4.

Study Design for the 2016 Baseline Survey of a Health System Strengthening Project in Quoc Oai District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Van Minh Hoang  1 , Juhwan Oh  2 , Bao Ngoc Nguyen  1 , Le Minh Dat  1 , Jong-Koo Lee  2   3 , Thi Giang Huong Tran  4   5 , Van Huy Nguyen  6 , Seung-Pyo Lee  7 , Kyung-Sook Bang  8 , Youngtae Cho  9 , Sun-Young Kim  9 , Hwa-Young Lee  2   10 , Quang Cuong Le  11 , Narshil Choi  2 , Thai Son Dinh  12 , Ngoc Hoat Luu  12
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Study Design for the 2016 Baseline Survey of a Health System Strengthening Project in Quoc Oai District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Van Minh Hoang et al. J Korean Med Sci. .

Abstract

Background: 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.

Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional study. 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusion: 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.

Keywords: Baseline Survey; Health System Strengthening; Vietnam.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: The authors have no potential conflict of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Survey process.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Age structure of Quoc Oai populations in 2016.
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