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Sian FitzGerald

Executive Director

Health costs attributable to smoking in Vietnam

Introduction

This two-phased research study aims to estimate the societal cost of tobacco use in Vietnam, including medical cost for treatment of tobacco-related diseases and productivity loss due to tobacco related morbidity and mortality. The findings of research will be used to advocate for the development, implementation, and enforcement of stronger tobacco control policies. The diseases under study will be: lung cancer, cancers of upper aero-digestive organs, COPD, ischemic heart diseases. The hospitalization cost will include costs incurred by both providers and users. The data to estimate provider's cost will be collected using hospital records. The data for estimating user's cost will be collected based on direct interview with patients. The costs of outpatient care will be estimated based on the information collected from interviewing patients and also from secondary data of Household Living Standard Survey. The indirect morbidity cost will be estimated based on information collected during interview and some secondary data (# days of hospitalization). The indirect mortality cost will be estimated based on using secondary data coming from a recently conducted study on tobacco-attributable burden in Vietnam by University of Queensland, Australia.

Objectives

The general objective of this study is to support, through scientific evidence about the direct and indirect health costs attributable to smoking, the promulgation of tobacco control laws and policies in Vietnam.

The specific objectives of this study are:

• To generate knowledge about medical costs directly attributable to active tobacco use.
• To generate knowledge about morbidity and mortality costs indirectly attributable to active tobacco use.
• To increase awareness and knowledge among policy makers and the general public about the health costs attributable to active tobacco use in Vietnam.

Results and Impact

This project has just begun; it is too early to note any results.

Lessons Learned

This project has just begun; it is too early to note any lessons learned.

Recommendations

This project has just begun; it is too early to note any recommendations.

Project profile

Key Partners: HealthBridge Vietnam, Hanoi Medical School, Hanoi School of Public Health, VINACOSH, WHO Representative Office in Hanoi

Location: Vietnam

Donor: Research for International Tobacco Control

Duration: 2010 - 2011

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