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Objectives: To describe the current situation of medical examination and treatment with traditional medicine at 4 communal health stations (CHSs), Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi in 2017. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional description, analysis of secondary data. Directly interview staff of CHS with pre-designed questionnaires combined with direct observation at the research site; evaluate research indicators according to National Criteria for Commune Health in the period of 2011 - 2020. Results: Human resources: 3/4 medical stations had a traditional medicine doctor, 1 station had a general practitioner in charge of examination and treatment of traditional medicine. Staff in charge of traditional medicine have received no training to improve their qualifications. Facilities and equipment of traditional medicine clinics: All 4 medical stations did not have the required list (3 medical stations had 14/18 lists; 1 health station had 11/18. All 4 medical stations had traditional medicinal plants (1 health station had a list of medicinal plants and nameplates as prescribed, and 3 health stations only had over 80% of medicinal plants as prescribed, and lack of nameplates. The traditional medicine staff's knowledge about acupuncture and Vietnamese medicine presciption was mainly at medium and weak level. Medical examination and treatment by traditional medicine in 3 communes accounted for 32.0 - 33.5%; 1 commune: 29.9% of the total number of general medical examination and treatment. Conclusion: Three quarters of medical stations had staff specialized in traditional medicine but their knowledge about tissue specialist was limited (knowledge about acupuncture points, acupressure formulas and prescription of Vietnamese medicines were mainly at the medium and poor level). The facilities and equipment of traditional medicine clinics did not have enough lists according to regulations. 100% of the health stations had Vietnamese medicinal gardens, but did not have enough medicinal plants and nameplates as prescribed. The proportion of traditional medicine medical examination and treatment achieved the targets by National Criteria for Commune Health. * Keywords: Medical examination and treatment; Traditional medicine; Medical station; Phu Xuyen district.

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the current situation of medical examination and treatment with traditional medicine at 4 communal health stations (CHSs), Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi in 2017. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional description, analysis of secondary data. Directly interview staff of CHS with pre-designed questionnaires combined with direct observation at the research site; evaluate research indicators according to National Criteria for Commune Health in the period of 2011 - 2020. Results: Human resources: 3/4 medical stations had a traditional medicine doctor, 1 station had a general practitioner in charge of examination and treatment of traditional medicine. Staff in charge of traditional medicine have received no training to improve their qualifications. Facilities and equipment of traditional medicine clinics: All 4 medical stations did not have the required list (3 medical stations had 14/18 lists; 1 health station had 11/18. All 4 medical stations had traditional medicinal plants (1 health station had a list of medicinal plants and nameplates as prescribed, and 3 health stations only had over 80% of medicinal plants as prescribed, and lack of nameplates. The traditional medicine staff's knowledge about acupuncture and Vietnamese medicine presciption was mainly at medium and weak level. Medical examination and treatment by traditional medicine in 3 communes accounted for 32.0 - 33.5%; 1 commune: 29.9% of the total number of general medical examination and treatment. Conclusion: Three quarters of medical stations had staff specialized in traditional medicine but their knowledge about tissue specialist was limited (knowledge about acupuncture points, acupressure formulas and prescription of Vietnamese medicines were mainly at the medium and poor level). The facilities and equipment of traditional medicine clinics did not have enough lists according to regulations. 100% of the health stations had Vietnamese medicinal gardens, but did not have enough medicinal plants and nameplates as prescribed. The proportion of traditional medicine medical examination and treatment achieved the targets by National Criteria for Commune Health. * Keywords: Medical examination and treatment; Traditional medicine; Medical station; Phu Xuyen district.