Some health indicators, risk behaviors and using health services among of Cham adolescents in An Giang in 2019

Abstract

In order to improve the quality of healthcare services for Cham adolescents in the coming time, the study describes some health indicators, risk behaviors and using of healthcare services, basing on these, factors relating to healthcare services use are analyzed. This study is part of the state-level study project "Basic and urgent solutions for ethnic minority healthcare in our country at present", The study applied cross-sectional research methodology with the combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The author used data collected from 96 participants who are Cham adolescents in An Giang from the original study and analyzed data in both male and female groups, from April 2018 to October 2020. The result shows that  the rate of adolescents with diseases within 03 months prior the study is 87.5%; within 12 months prior the study is 1.04% for chronic illness; 2.08%  for  risk behaviors due to injury; feeling bored, losing concentration in studying and working accounting for 7.29%; the proportion of sick adolescents that take recent medical services is 13%; with no treatment is 20.3%. Basing on this, it is recommended for families and schools to have immediate encouragement and share when they show the signs of boredom, to avoid negative effects on their studies, parents and adolescents should go to medical clinics for treatment to when sick, not treating themseves at home.