In recent three decades, the prosperous economic growth of Taiwan area caused the improvement of living standard and general health conditions of the people. As a result, the major causes of death in Taiwan area have been changed simultaneously. It was especial obvious among the townships where they have experienced the most evident socioeconomic changes. In the last 10 years (1976-1985), pneumoconiosis was still the fifth of the most common causes of death in Shuang-Hsi township. It was unusual as comparing to the figure in the rest of Taiwan area. Among 1033 deaths of Shuang-Hsi township for 1976-85, 26.1% of all death certificates were given by a herb doctor. Consequently, the statistics of causes of death in this township has been affected by his diagnostic ability. After analysis of the data, it was found that there were some discrepancies of the usage of medical terminology in the causes of death between the Chinese herb doctor and the doctors received medical training. Regarding the causes of death of Shuang-Hsi township for 1984-86, it was found 7.3% due to suicide, which was higher than the proportion of Taiwan area (3%). It is of interest for further study. Before the setting up of Shuang-Hsi Group Practice Center, only 45 of 830(5.4%) death certificates between 1976 to 1983 were issued by Shuang-Hsi Health Station, while after setting up of the center, 71 of 287 death certificates (24.9%) from 1984 to 1986 were issued by the health station. It is obvious that after the setting up of the group practice center, residents of Shuang-Hsi township got more service and have more confidence from the health station.
In recent three decades, the prosperous economic growth of Taiwan area caused the improvement of living standard and general health conditions of the people. As a result, the major causes of death in Taiwan area have been changed simultaneously. It was especial obvious among the townships where they have experienced the most evident socioeconomic changes. In the last 10 years (1976-1985), pneumoconiosis was still the fifth of the most common causes of death in Shuang-Hsi township. It was unusual as comparing to the figure in the rest of Taiwan area. Among 1033 deaths of Shuang-Hsi township for 1976-85, 26.1% of all death certificates were given by a herb doctor. Consequently, the statistics of causes of death in this township has been affected by his diagnostic ability. After analysis of the data, it was found that there were some discrepancies of the usage of medical terminology in the causes of death between the Chinese herb doctor and the doctors received medical training. Regarding the causes of death of Shuang-Hsi township for 1984-86, it was found 7.3% due to suicide, which was higher than the proportion of Taiwan area (3%). It is of interest for further study. Before the setting up of Shuang-Hsi Group Practice Center, only 45 of 830(5.4%) death certificates between 1976 to 1983 were issued by Shuang-Hsi Health Station, while after setting up of the center, 71 of 287 death certificates (24.9%) from 1984 to 1986 were issued by the health station. It is obvious that after the setting up of the group practice center, residents of Shuang-Hsi township got more service and have more confidence from the health station.
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