Current situation of children with disabilities under 16 years old in a district of Vietnam

Abstract

Objective: To identify the disabilities among children under 16 years of age being managed in Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province in 2020. Methods: Cross-sectional study design was employed, there were 228 children with disabilities aged 1 to 15 years old in Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province. Regarding types of disability: Children with mobility difficulties made up the highest percentage (50.0%), followed by children with learning difficulties (17.1%) and difficulties in listening and speaking (14.0%). The levels of disability were mild (6.6%), severe (73.2%), and especially severe (20.2%). The most common cause of disability was congenital (91.2%). The percentage of children with a disability for 5 years was 71.0%. Among children with disabilities, 50% fall within the category of mobility difficulties. Most children had severe or especially severe disabilities. Most of these disabilities were congenital. It is crucial to develop programs for early detection and early treatment of children with disabilities in the community as well as to promote rehabilitation programs at home. It is essential to provide education for mothers about health during pregnancy in order to ensure adequate nutrition for mothers and children, periodical antenatal check-ups, and the prevention of infection and injury which will all help reduce congenital disabilities. Keywords: Children with disabilities, under 16 years old, Thanh Hoa province.

Localization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy of Korean Multinational Corporations in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Study of Thailand and Vietnam

“…Instead, most studies considered the 'Doi Moi', the economic reformation in 1980s as a watershed moment calling for CSR necessity in Vietnam (Nguyen et al 2015, Fukada 2007, BatikInternational 2013, Hamm 2012. Next section has summarized the important CSR environment in Vietnam into three social backgrounds on the basis of related studies; the governmental regulation and promotion, the big presence of MNCs and the collectivism /nationalism movement.…”

“…For CSR promotions, the Vietnamese government has provided the tax incentive to companies relating to the amount that they spent for CSR (Herrera 2011) However, the academic field asks the government to settle a clear national CSR policy and its enforcement (Bilowol and Doan 2015, Truong 2016, Nguyen et al 2015, not just at the level of CSR promotion. They commonly pointed out that CSR remains as new to the local practitioner, and it can be confirmed by low CSR awareness and performances of local corporations.…”

“…Meanwhile, CJ Vietnam considered 'Vietnam and Vietnamese people' as the target of CSR, as the Vietnamese society requiring more active CSR involvements from MNCs.According to the interview, competitive CSR trend exists among MNCs in Vietnam, by the urgent ODA need and high social pressures on CSR. As related literatures(Bilowol and Doan 2015, Nguyen et al 2015, Meissner and Hung 2008 described, MNCs in Vietnam are the most active CSR players, whereas domestic companies have shown low level of CSR awareness and performance. Shinhan Bank presented that it acted as another driving force to their CSR as follows.…”

“…2015, Bilowol andDoan 2015). It was not only by factories under MNCs' CSR standards, but also by MNCs in the Vietnamese market Nguyen et al (2015). explained that CSR has become the well-known topic in Vietnam, through the successful CSR cases by MNCs, such as Honda, Unilever, Samsung, Microsoft and Western Union.…”