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.