Disadvantages in Accessing to Health Care Services for the Elderly in Vietnam’s Rural Areas

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  • Thị Thùy Linh Nguyễn
Keywords: The old, Rural Areas, Physical Health, Mental Health, Access to Health Services

Abstract

Health care is one of the most common rights of human. As a consequence of social and economic development, living standards have been improved, contributing to the gradual increase of life expectancy and yet the number of elderly in Vietnam. Recent studies, however, have shown that the elderly in Vietnam, especially those in rural areas, are facing health problems due to inadequate health facilities and health care quality. A preliminary literature review and data analysis based on the 2016 Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (HLSS) by Vietnam General Statistics Office, the article aims at providing a description of physical and mental health status of the elderly in Vietnam, an analysis of the disadvantages of health care systems for the elderly in rural areas, as well as policy suggestions for improvement of the current situation.

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Thị Thùy Linh Nguyễn

ThS., Viện Xã hội học, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học xã hội Việt Nam;
Email: thuylinh.ajc.298@gmail.com

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Published
2020-11-22
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