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Vietnam Population Health Survey
Judith M. TanurDistinguish Teaching Professor Emerita
Stony Brook University
Member, International Advisory CommitteeSocial Science Research Council-Viet Nam Academy of
Social SciencesViet Nam Population Health Study
Atlantic Philanthropies (AP)-several large grants to improve health system in
VN, esp. CHCs-work with provincial gov’ts
buildings, training, special programs-exportable model-evaluation SSRC
longitudinal study 2008 and 2013early in interventions and later
PartnershipSSRCVietnamese Academy of Social SciencesSouthern Institute of Social Sciences
4 American-trained Vietnamese PIs,International Advisory Committee
3 provinces chosen purposively2 districts (randomly, 1 lowland,
1 highland)2 communes/district randomlypps
300 hh/commune: in-person interview; 10%
in-depth interviewAlso facilities survey, exit interviews,case studies via observationReams of data!
CASM – but language barrierdesign questionnaire but can’t participate in
cognitive testingtraditional pretestinginterviewer instructionsinterviewer trainingdata-entry instructions
Or even actual content of questionnaire!
And no access to qualitative data
Working with Vietnamese colleagueson analysis
lots of jet travel--quantative analysis--combining qual and quant data--answering effectiveness questions--messages to policy makers
One outcome measure – self reported health (5 pt.scale) – dep variableNinh Tho commune – family doc, evidence fromcase study – indep variable
Longitudinal analysis, mean change in self-reportedhealth (5 point scale)Ninh Tho sig higher
Repeated Cross-sectional analysis, change inmean self-reported health (5 point scale)
• Concern about vulnerable groups– Women– Elderly– Poor– Ethnic minorities
Repeated Cross-sectional analysis, change in mean self-reported health by gender
Repeated Cross-sectional analysis, change in mean self-reported health by age
Repeated Cross-sectional analysis, change in mean self-reported health by poverty status
Repeated Cross-sectional analysis, change in mean self-reported health by ethnicity
• Thank you for your attention.