Nguyen huu Chau Duc

• PhD. MD
• Lecturer at Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy

Objectives Our objectives were to ascertain: the prevalence and socio-economic distribution of hypertension, as well as the rates of undiagnosed and untreated hypertension; the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and the occurrence of hypertension, as well as the rates of undiagnosed and untreated hypertension; and the factors influencin...

Background: In South Asia, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are an increasing public health concern. One strategy for dealing with the growing CVDs epidemic is to make health facilities more ready to provide CVDs services. The study's objectives were to: (1) assess healthcare facilities' readiness to offer CVDs services; and (2) identify the variable...

Background In South Asia, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are an increasing public health concern. One strategy for dealing with the growing CVDs epidemic is to make health facilities more ready to provide CVDs services. The study’s objectives were to: (1) assess healthcare facilities’ readiness to offer CVDs services; and (2) identify the variables...

Background Many low-income countries continue to have high fertility levels and unmet need for family planning (FP) despite progress in increasing access to modern contraceptive methods and in reducing the total fertility rate (TFR). Health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Asia (SA) are thought to be unable to adequately deal with t...

Objectives Although there is some evidence that flood exposure in Bangladesh and other developing countries increases the risk of chronic undernutrition in children, the underlying mechanisms are, to our knowledge, unknown. The objectives of this research are to examine the association between recurrent flood exposure and the likelihood of chronic...

Objectives: We aimed to determine: (1) the prevalence and socio-economic distribution of undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM); (2) the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled DM; and (3) if this relationship is mediated by gender. Study design: Cross-sectional natio...

Background: Cellulitis has caused a significant burden on the pediatric hospital system around the world, including Vietnam. However, there are no reliable clinical and laboratory features to predict the severity. This research was pursued to describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics and to determine if the combination of C-reactive prot...

Objective Our study aimed to summarize symptoms and laboratory findings of bacterial meningitis at a Vietnam tertiary care hospital. Methods We performed a retrospective study and enrolled 33 children diagnosed with bacterial meningitis admitted at the Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, between January 2019 and July 2021. Results Only 24.2%...

Background Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a vaginal inflammation characterized by disruption of the lactobacillus microbiota and increased counts of different aerobic bacteria. AV may result in severe complications, especially during pregnancy, including preterm delivery, neonatal and maternal infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of...

Background The aim was to investigate: (a) whether there is an association between the maternal double burden of overweight and short stature and the risk of cesarean delivery and (b) whether socioeconomic status (SES) acts as a moderator in the association between the maternal double burden of overweight and short stature and the risk of cesarean...

TÓM TẮT Đặt vấn đề: Sốt xuất huyết Dengue vẫn là một vấn đề sức khỏe cộng đồng cần được quan tâm ở Việt Nam. Bệnh có thể diễn biến không thuận lợi ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng thậm chí gây chết người, và vẫn còn nhiều khó khăn trong việc dự đoán sớm trường hợp sốt xuất huyết Dengue nào sẽ chuyển sang sốt xuất huyết Dengue nặng. Nghiên cứu này nhằm tìm ra...

Background Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a vaginal inflammation characterized by disruption of the lactobacillus microbiota and increased counts of different aerobic bacteria. AV may result in severe complications, especially during pregnancy, including preterm delivery, neonatal and maternal infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of...

Caregivers of children with cancer in Vietnam often have limited knowledge about diseases, treatment options and side effects, which may lead to insufficient home care and worse clinical outcomes. We created a mobile app called HBU to provide accurate information about cancer and cancer treatments in Vietnamese language. The aim of this study was t...

Objective: Cerebral palsy is one of risk factors of malnutrition, especially anemia. In Vietnam, there was lacking of evidence on anemia in this population. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia among children with CP at a tertiary hospital of Vietnam. Design: A cross sectional study was conducted from April 2017 to July 2019 in a t...

Objectives: To identify the pattern and etiology of diseases in children presented hepatomegaly at Pediatrics Department in Hue Central Hospital, Vietnam. Material and Methods: The Present study was conducted to evaluate the possible etiology and clinical features of children presented with hepatomegaly. A total of 107 children, from one month to f...

Context: Off-label or unlicensed medicine utilization is very prevalent in pediatric practice. Aims: This investigation aimed to determine the frequency and nature of unlicensed and off-label oral medicine prescriptions in children. Method: A prospective cross-sectional research was carried out in a pediatric department in a tertiary university hos...

Background: Using oral medications for children can pose many problems not encountered in adults. Objectives: Survey of oral drug use issues in pediatric patients at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Materials and methods: Pediatric inpatients were treated at the Department of Pediatrics from May 2018. Information was collected from medical...

Objectives: The study aims to explore the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and to examine the associated factors with ADHD among primary students by Vanderbilt ADHD rating scale for teacher and parents. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted in 564 students who selected randomly in 4 primary schools in Hue city....

Background We aimed to examine the influence of witnessing father-to-mother violence on: 1) perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV); and 2) endorsement of attitudes justifying wife beating in Bangladesh. Methods This paper used data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey. The analyses were based on the responses of 3374 ever-mar...

Objective: To explore the association between high-risk fertility behaviours and the likelihood of chronic undernutrition, anaemia and the coexistence of anaemia and undernutrition among women of reproductive age. Design: The 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, conducted from 8 July to 27 December 2011. Setting: Selected urban and r...

Background: The relationship between temperature and mortality has been found to be U-, V-, or J-shaped in developed temperate countries; however, in developing tropical/subtropical cities, it remains unclear. Objectives: Our goal was to investigate the relationship between temperature and mortality in Hue, a subtropical city in Viet Nam. Desig...

Characterizing the relationship between temperature and mortality in tropical and subtropical cities: a distributed lag non-linear model analysis in Hue, Viet Nam, 2009–2013

Objective: This study aimed to examine changes in utilization of reproductive health services by wealth status from 2000 to 2011 in Vietnam. Methods: Data from the Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 2000, 2006, and 2011 were used. The subjects were 550, 1023, and 1363 women, respectively, aged between 15 and 49 years who had given bir...

Early childhood development (ECD) strongly influences children's basic learning, school success, economic participation, social citizenry and health.Although some risk factors related to childhood development are documented, further exploration is necessary considering various socio-demographic, nutritional, and psychosocial factors.This study aims...

This study examines the tourism-led growth hypothesis (TLGH) in Vietnam during the period 1992–2011. The authors use two-step procedures to test the hypothesis. They first apply cointegration and the Granger causality test to identify the relationships between tourism earning and gross domestic product (GDP). Second, they use growth decomposition m...

Violence against children within the family is one of the most common forms of child maltreatment. We used data from the 2011 Vietnam MICS to examine association between the violent disciplinary practices and socio-demographic factors among Vietnamese mothers/primary care givers. The prevalence of violent disciplinary practices among mothers/primar...

The relationship between budget deficit and inflation is one of the most important issues in macroeconomics. In this study, we attempt to identify the long-run relationship between budget deficit and inflation in Vietnam. The Error Correction model (ECM) suggests that all variables are integrated of order one and confirms that there is a long-run e...