From: Health status and health service utilization in remote and mountainous areas in Vietnam
Male | Female | Total | p | ||||
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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 |