Tuberculosis Acquired Outside of Households, Rural Vietnam

Using population-based data from rural Vietnam, we assessed tuberculosis (TB) transmission within and outside of households. Eighty-three percent of persons with recent household TB were infected by different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis than were their household members. This result argues against the effectiveness of active TB case finding among household members

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotype and Case Notification Rates, Rural Vietnam, 2003–2006

Tuberculosis case notification rates (CNRs) for young adults in Vietnam are increasing. To determine whether this finding could reflect emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype, we studied all new sputum smear–positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients registered for treatment in 3 rural districts in Vietnam during 2003–2006. Beijing strain infections were more frequent in younger patients (15–24 years of age, 53%) than in older patients (31%; p65 years of age, respectively (p<0.001). These findings suggest that young adults may be responsible for introducing Beijing strains into rural Vietnam

Social determinants of stigma and discrimination in vietnamese patients with chronic hepatitis B

10.3390/ijerph16030398International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health16339

Factors associated with substance use and sexual behavior among drug users in three mountainous provinces of Vietnam

10.3390/ijerph15091885International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health159188