Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants (N = 300).
| Variables | n | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 138 | 46.0 |
| Female | 162 | 54.0 |
| Living place | ||
| Urban | 100 | 33.3 |
| Rural | 200 | 66.7 |
| Age in years | ||
| 55-64 | 146 | 48.7 |
| 65-74 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 75-84 | 60 | 20.0 |
| ≥85 | 12 | 4.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 13 | 4.3 |
| Married | 208 | 69.3 |
| Widowed | 77 | 25.7 |
| Divorced | 2 | 0.7 |
| Level of education | ||
| No level completed | 21 | 7.0 |
| Primary and lower secondary | 181 | 60.3 |
| Upper secondary | 98 | 32.7 |
| Income | ||
| ≤1.3 million VND | 142 | 47.3 |
| >1.3–3 million VND | 93 | 31.0 |
| >3-5 million VND | 54 | 18.0 |
| >5 million VND | 11 | 3.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| No occupation | 92 | 30.7 |
| Worker | 92 | 30.7 |
| Famer or house worker | 116 | 38.7 |
| Type of household | ||
| Living alone or with someone about the same age | 55 | 18.3 |
| With children or/and grandchildren | 245 | 81.7 |
| Number of people in family | ||
| Mean ± SD | 4.9 ± 2.1 | |
| ≤2 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 3-5 | 104 | 34.7 |
| ≥6 | 138 | 46.0 |
| Visiting doctors or healthcare facilities due to health problems | ||
| Mean ± SD | 2.7 ± 3.2 | |
| Never | 81 | 27.0 |
| 1-5 times | 167 | 55.7 |
| >5 times | 52 | 17.3 |