Skip to main content

Table 5 Factors associated with health care service utilization among respondents

From: Quality of life and healthcare service utilization among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam

Characteristics

Inpatient service use

Outpatient service use

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age

1.26*

1.12; 1.42

  

Education (vs < High school)

 High school

2.60

0.61; 11.00

  

Occupation (vs Unemployed)

 Employed

0.10*

0.02; 0.57

  

Location (Son Duong vs Tuyen Quang)

0.06

0.00; 1.31

32.74*

9.65; 111.06

Using multiple substances (vs None)

 Abusing one substance

  

2.56

0.70; 9.31

 Abusing two or more substances

6.10*

1.04; 35.75

4.83*

1.05; 22.13

Number of times in rehabilitation (vs None)

 One time

0.17*

0.03; 0.95

  

Having problems in self-care (Yes vs No)

  

0.10

0.01; 1.24

Having problems in usual activities (Yes vs No)

8.75*

1.30; 58.96

9.19*

1.51; 55.93

Anxiety/Depression (Yes vs No)

8.53*

1.23; 59.33

  

Receiving ART (Yes vs No)

  

0.21*

0.08; 0.55

Duration of MMT (months)

1.05

0.98; 1.13

1.08*

1.01; 1.15

  1. * p < 0.05