The study of situation of leprosy treatment centers and villages in Vietnam aims to examine the status and situation of leprosy patients in leprosy treatment centers and leprosy villages. This crosssectional descriptive survey investigates status and situation of leprosy patients in 19 leprosy treatment centers and 16 leprosy villages of Vietnam from 2009 to 2010. The study indicated that the rate of land use is highest in rice-growing area (62 percent) and area of industrial crops and fruit trees (52 percent). 87.5 percent of leprosy villages have water supply and 68.8 percent villages have government electricity network and/or electrical generators. Average number of health workers in leprosy treatment centers is 54 people and in village is 3.5 people. The average proportion of patients in leprosy treatment centers is 176 patients and 50 in leprosy villages. The average age (67.1 + or - 14.2 yearold) in leprosy treatment centers is higher than in leprosy villages is (64.6 + or - 14.3 year-old) with p = 0.002. Percentage of under-treatment patients (2.95 percent) in leprosy treatment centers is higher than in leprosy villages (0.69 percent). Grade II- disability rates in leprosy villages (94.1 percent) is higher than in leprosy treatment centers (76.3 percent) with p = 0.001. the authors conclutions the number of leprosy patients in some leprosy villages is very low. Leprosy Control Programme and the healthcare network eliminate leprosy villages and merge some villages, and give investment to major leprosy and dermatology venereology hospitals or centers.
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