Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention to improve the medical examination and treatment capacity of the commune health stations in the border areas of the Tay Nguyen. Subjects and methods: Intervention study with the commune health station and 240 households in Iapuch (intervention commune), the commune health station and 240 households in Iamo (control commune) from June 2015 to June 2016. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no5-2018 STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT CAPACITYOF THE COMMUNE HEALTH STRATIONS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF TAY NGUYEN Nguyen Minh Hung*; Trinh Thanh Hung*; Nguyen Van Bang* Nguyen Van Ba** ; Nguyen Van Chuyen*** ; Le Bach Quang*** SUMMARY Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention to improve the medical examination and treatment capacity of the commune health stations in the border areas of the Tay Nguyen. Subjects and methods: Intervention study with the commune health station and 240 households in Iapuch (intervention commune), the commune health station and 240 households in Iamo (control commune) from June 2015 to June 2016. Results: The average number of patient visits of the intervention group increased from to visits per person per year (an increase of visits per person per year). Interventions effectiveness was . The satisfaction of people on medical facilities at the commune health stations had increased in the intervention group after intervention, this difference was statistically significant (p < ). The satisfaction of the people about waiting time before examination, procedures of treatment, availability of medicines, medical examination fees, attitude of health staffs increased, not statistically significant. Conclusions: Interventions improved the capacity of the commune health stations effectively. * Keywords: Commune health station; Intervention; Effectiveness; Border areas; Tay Nguyen. INTRODUCTION There are 28 communes of 12 districts of 4 provinces (Kontum, Gialai, Daklak and Daknong) in the border areas of Tay Nguyen [1].The border line with Lao and Cambodia is 530 km. This is the area with the most difficult economic, social and transportation conditions in Tay Nguyen. Health care in the border areas of Tay Nguyen is still heavily dependent on grassroots health care, especially at commune and village .
