Table 1.
Participant characteristics by health care utilization (N=993).
| Participant characteristics | Total, n (%) | Emergency visit, n (%) | Hospitalization, n (%) | Doctor visit, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18-24 | 171 (17.2) | 8 (13.6) | 33 (16.3) | 86 (16.7) | |
| 25-34 | 195 (19.6) | 13 (22.0) | 47 (23.2) | 101 (19.6) | |
| 35-44 | 221 (22.3) | 13 (22.0) | 34 (16.7) | 98 (19.1) | |
| 45-54 | 243 (24.5) | 15 (25.4) | 46 (22.6) | 134 (26.1) | |
| 55-60 | 163 (16.4) | 10 (17.0) | 43 (21.2) | 95 (18.5) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 418 (42.1) | 22 (37.3) | 81 (39.9) | 189 (36.8) | |
| Female | 575 (57.9) | 37 (62.7) | 122 (60.1) | 325 (63.2) | |
| Legal marital status | |||||
| Unmarried | 232 (23.4) | 16 (27.1) | 43 (21.2) | 110 (21.4) | |
| Married | 748 (75.3) | 43 (72.9) | 157 (77.3) | 401 (78.0) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 13 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.5) | 3 (0.6) | |
| Education | |||||
| Below junior high school | 489 (49.2) | 32 (54.2) | 86 (42.4) | 220 (42.8) | |
| Senior high school | 262 (26.4) | 17 (28.8) | 56 (27.6) | 148 (28.8) | |
| Above senior high school | 242 (24.4) | 10 (17.0) | 61 (30.0) | 146 (28.4) | |
| Monthly income (VND)a | |||||
| <3 million | 510 (51.4) | 37 (62.7) | 105 (51.7) | 252 (49.0) | |
| 3-7 million | 412 (41.5) | 20 (33.9) | 80 (39.4) | 212 (41.3) | |
| >7 million | 71 (7.1) | 2 (3.4) | 18 (8.9) | 50 (9.7) | |
| Self-reported health status | |||||
| Good | 298 (30.0) | 9 (15.3) | 56 (27.6) | 142 (27.6) | |
| Moderate | 616 (62.0) | 37 (62.7) | 122 (60.1) | 317 (61.7) | |
| Poor | 79 (8.0) | 13 (22.0) | 25 (12.3) | 55 (10.7) | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Yes | 843 (84.9) | 51 (86.4) | 184 (90.6) | 471 (91.6) | |
| No | 150 (15.1) | 8 (13.6) | 19 (9.4) | 43 (8.4) | |
| Watching medical-related TV series | |||||
| Often | 74(7.5) | 4 (6.8) | 33 (16.3) | 52 (10.1) | |
| Sometimes | 431(43.4) | 28 (47.5) | 93 (45.8) | 250 (48.6) | |
| Rarely | 295(29.7) | 12 (20.3) | 49 (24.1) | 140 (27.3) | |
| Never | 193(19.4) | 15 (25.4) | 28 (13.8) | 72 (14.0) | |
| Getting medical-related information from the Internet | |||||
| Often | 67 (6.7) | 3 (5.1) | 24 (11.8) | 50 (9.7) | |
| Sometimes | 260 (26.2) | 15 (25.4) | 59 (29.1) | 147 (28.6) | |
| Rarely | 189 (19.0) | 8 (13.6) | 33 (16.3) | 96 (18.7) | |
| Never | 477 (48.1) | 33 (55.9) | 87 (42.8) | 221 (43.0) | |
| Attending health education courses | |||||
| Often | 9 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.0) | 11 (2.1) | |
| Sometimes | 77 (7.8) | 3 (5.1) | 23 (11.3) | 41 (8.0) | |
| Rarely | 115 (11.6) | 4 (6.8) | 18 (8.9) | 52 (10.1) | |
| Never | 792 (79.7) | 52 (88.1) | 156 (76.8) | 410 (79.8) | |
aVND: Vietnamese Dong. 1 million VND=US $44.50.