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Table 1 Socio-demographic and health related characteristics of participants by type of health facility

From: Patient experiences of primary care quality amongst different types of health care facilities in central Vietnam

Variable

CHC

PLC

DHC

PVC

PHM

GVH

p

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

N (%)

658 (39.6)

196

228(13.7)

129(7.8)

196(11.8)

255(15.3)

Gender N = 1662

Male

298(40.2)

80(10.8)

111(15.0)

46(6.2)

78(10.5)

128(17.3)

0.034

Female

360(39.1)

116(12.6)

117(12.7)

83(9.0)

118(12.8)

127(13.8)

Age N = 1660

18 to 39-year-old

218(49.5)

38(8.6)

42(9.5)

38(8.6)

54(12.3)

50(11.4)

< 0.001

40 to 59-year-old

275(35.4)

100(12.9)

124(16.0)

69(8.9)

95(12.2)

113(14.6)

60-year-old and over

163(36.7)

58(13.1)

62(14.0)

22(5.0)

47(10.6)

92(20.7)

Education N = 1651

< Primary school

168(51.9)

30(9.3)

39(12.0)

25(7.7)

28(8.6)

34(10.5)

< 0.001

Primary school

222(43.4)

54(10.5)

61(11.9)

41(8.0)

60(11.7)

74(14.5)

Secondary school

162(37.5)

58(13.4)

70(16.2)

30(6.9)

51(11.8)

61(14.1)

High school

72(28.8)

33(13.2)

35(14.0)

21(8.4)

38(15.2)

51(20.4)

University/college

33(24.8)

18(13.5)

22(16.5)

11(8.3)

18(13.5)

31(23.3)

Job status N = 1647

Employed full-time

383(42.1)

74(8.1)

138(15.2)

71(7.8)

126(13.9)

117(12.9)

< 0.001

Employed part-time

130(50.6)

30(11.7)

33(12.8)

24(9.3)

20(7.8)

20(7.8)

Not employed

97(37.0)

46(17.6)

22(8.4)

23(8.8)

34(13.0)

40(15.3)

Retired/in school

43(19.6)

44(20.1)

34(15.5)

10(4.6)

14(6.4)

74(33.8)

Province N = 1662

Thua Thien Hue

376(53.2)

31(4.4)

105(14.9)

46(6.5)

31(4.4)

118(16.7)

< 0.001

Quang Tri

156(38.7)

28(6.9)

86(21.3)

18(4.5)

61(15.1)

54(13.4)

Khanh Hoa

126(22.8)

137(24.8)

37(6.7)

65(11.8)

104(18.8)

83(15.0)

Residential area N = 1662

Urban

72(11.7)

154(24.9)

59(9.5)

69(11.2)

92(14.9)

172(27.8)

< 0.001

Rural

586(56.1)

42(4.0)

169(16.2)

60(5.7)

104(10.0)

83(8.0)

Self-rated Health N = 1660

Good

350(40.0)

108(12.4)

110(12.6)

62(7.1)

117(13.4)

127(14.5)

0.167

Fair/poor

308(39.2)

88(11.2)

116(14.8)

67(8.5)

79(10.1)

128(16.3)

Chronic health problems N = 1612

Yes

94(47.5)

13(6.6)

33(16.7)

16(8.1)

12(6.1)

30(15.2)

0.005

No

541(38.3)

173(12.2)

191(13.5)

109(7.7)

184(13.0)

216(15.3)

Time of affiliation N = 1628

Less than 6 months

61(30.5)

31(15.5)

30(15.0)

21(10.5)

27(13.5)

30(15.0)

< 0.001

6 months to1 year

50(26.7)

39(20.9)

32(17.1)

13(7.0)

20(10.7)

33(17.6)

1–2 years

87(26.3)

41(12.4)

59(17.8)

38(11.5)

56(16.9)

50(15.1)

3–4 years

85(35.6)

31(13.0)

25(10.5)

22(9.2)

34(14.2)

42(17.6)

5 or more years

358(53.4)

49(7.3)

78(11.6)

32(4.8)

57(8.5)

97(14.5)

Visited health the facility mainly because of a special medical problem? N = 1628

Yes

472(38.9)

143(11.8)

180(14.9)

102(8.4)

129(10.6)

186(15.3)

0.059

No

170(40.9)

50(12.0)

46(11.1)

24(5.8)

61(14.7)

65(15.6)

Government Health Insurance N = 1658

Yes

503(43.3)

169(14.5)

172(14.8)

44(3.8)

79(6.8)

195(16.8)

< 0.001

No

152(30.8)

27(5.5)

56(11.4)

82(16.6)

117(23.7)

59(12.0)

Affordable for health care last year N = 1509

Yes

109(39.6)

21(7.6)

47(17.1)

24(8.7)

38(13.8)

36(13.1)

0.052

No

467(37.8)

159(12.9)

158(12.8)

95(7.7)

150(12.2)

205(16.6)

  1. CHC Commune health center, PLC Poly clinic, DHC District health center, PVC Private clinic, PHM Pharmacy store, GVH Government hospital