Ethnic Differentials in Parental Health Seeking for Childhood Illness in Vietnam

• Main Authors: TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan, Phillips, James F.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society; Medicine and Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/589; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1588/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Vietnam's sustained investment in primary healthcare since the onset of socialism has lowered infant and childhood mortality rates and improved life expectancy, exceeding progress achieved in other poor countries with comparable levels of income per capita. The recent introduction of user fees...