Health status and health service utilization in remote and mountainous areas in Vietnam

Table 3 Health problems of respondents and all family members

	Male		Female		Total		p
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Health status of respondents (last 6 mo.)
No disease	10	13.16	7	5.65	17	8.5	0.11
One disease	22	28.94	41	33.06	63	31.5
Two diseases	31	40.79	63	50.81	94	47.0
More than two diseases	13	17.11	13	10.48	26	13.0
Type of health problems
Flu, cold, fever or headache symptoms	29	38.16	54	43.55	83	41.5	0.45
Cardiovascular disease	10	13.16	12	9.68	22	11	0.44
Respiratory disease	17	22.37	18	14.52	35	17.5	0.16
Gastrointestinal disease	20	26.32	34	27.42	54	27	0.86
Musculoskeletal disease	26	34.21	48	38.71	74	37	0.52
Others	22	28.95	42	33.87	64	32	0.47
Frequency of having illness and health problems by all family members
<5 times	30	39.47	42	33.87	72	36	0.65
5–9 times	15	19.74	34	27.42	49	24.5
10–15 times	24	31.58	36	29.03	60	30
>15 times	7	9.21	12	9.68	19	9.5
Frequency of seeking health care services by all family members
Not need	10	13.16	19	15.32	29	14.5	0.45
1–3 times	41	53.95	77	62.1	118	59
4–5 times	17	10.53	18	14.52	35	17.5
>5 times	8	9.21	10	8.06	18	9

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