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. 2016 Jun 10;2(3):221–232. doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002170

Table 2. Current (past month) physical health, mental health and functional impairment, by province.

Binh Dinh, n (%)a (n=200) Da Nang, n (%) (n=200) Hue, n (%) (n=200) Quang Nam, n (%) (n=200) Quang Ngai, n (%) (n=200) Total, n (%) (n=1000)
Physical healthb
 Poor 1 (1%) 19 (10%) 4 (2%) 23 (12%) 24 (13%) 71 (7%)
 Fair 44 (22%) 61 (31%) 34 (17%) 69 (35%) 91 (51%) 299 (31%)
 Good 129 (65%) 112 (56%) 154 (77%) 89 (45%) 58 (32%) 542 (55%)
 Very good 24 (12%) 7 (4%) 8 (4%) 18 (9%) 5 (3%) 62 (6%)
 Excellent 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 3 (0%)
Depressionc
 None 191 (97%) 170 (92%) 196 (98%) 180 (93%) 149 (87%) 886 (94%)
 Mild 5 (3%) 11 (6%) 3 (2%) 9 (5%) 11 (6%) 39 (4%)
 Moderate 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 4 (2%) 8 (5%) 14 (1%)
 Severe 0 (0%) 2 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 4 (2%) 7 (1%)
Anxietyd
 None 177 (89%) 156 (78%) 175 (88%) 187 (94%) 130 (72%) 825 (84%)
 Mild 19 (10%) 30 (15%) 18 (9%) 7 (4%) 35 (19%) 109 (11%)
 Moderate 3 (2%) 12 (6%) 5 (3%) 6 (3%) 12 (7%) 38 (4%)
 Severe 0 (0%) 2 (1%) 2 (1%) 0 (0%) 3 (2%) 7 (1%)
PTSDe 10 (5%) 18 (9%) 20 (10%) 13 (7%) 36 (20%) 97 (10%)
Somatic syndromef
 None 189 (95%) 167 (84%) 162 (91%) 100 (62%) 63 (40%) 681 (76%)
 Mild 7 (4%) 14 (7%) 7 (4%) 16 (10%) 24 (15%) 68 (8%)
 Moderate 4 (2%) 14 (7%) 2 (1%) 29 (18%) 36 (23%) 85 (9%)
 Severe 0 (0%) 5 (3%) 7 (4%) 16 (10%) 34 (22%) 62 (7%)
Alcohol dependenceg 4 (2%) 7 (4%) 2 (1%) 5 (3%) 0 (0%) 18 (2%)
Any psychiatric disorder
 0 184 (92%) 158 (79%) 168 (84%) 144 (72%) 99 (55%) 753 (77%)
 1 12 (6%) 30 (15%) 26 (13%) 42 (21%) 45 (25%) 155 (16%)
 2 or more 4 (2%) 12 (6%) 6 (3%) 14 (7%) 36 (20%) 72 (7%)
Functional impairmenth
 None 161 (81%) 116 (58%) 161 (81%) 152 (76%) 129 (65%) 719 (72%)
 Mild 7 (4%) 18 (9%) 9 (5%) 17 (9%) 9 (5%) 60 (6%)
 Moderate 27 (14%) 53 (27%) 27 (14%) 19 (10%) 46 (23%) 172 (17%)
 Severe 5 (3%) 13 (7%) 3 (2%) 12 (6%) 16 (8%) 49 (5%)
a

Results presented are based on responses for each cell.

b

Self-perceived physical health measured by SF-36 general health item.

c

Depression measured by PHQ-9.

d

Anxiety measured by GAD-7.

e

PTSD measured by PDS.

f

Somatic syndrome measured by Somatization Scale from the SCL-90-R.

g

Alcohol dependence based on ICD-10 criteria.

h

Functional impairment measured by life functioning section of the PDS.