Routine Medical Check-Up and Self-Treatment Practices among Community-Dwelling Living in a Mountainous Area of Northern Vietnam

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and health status.

Characteristics		%
Gender
Male	42	24.0
Female	133	76.0
Ethnic
Kinh	21	12.2
Tay	62	36.1
Dao	40	23.3
Muong	49	28.5
Job
Farmer	148	86.1
Others	24	14.0
Education
Elementary	15	8.6
Secondary	79	45.1
High school and above	81	46.3
Marital status
Single	29	16.7
Married	145	83.3
Health insurance
Yes	164	94.3
No	10	5.8
Having acute symptoms in the last 4 weeks
Yes	171	97.7
No	4	2.3
Having chronic diseases in the last 3 months
Yes	162	92.6
No	13	7.4
	Mean	SD
Age	53.2	15.7
Number of people living in a household	4.2	1.6
Number of acute diseases	2.9	1.6
Number of chronic diseases	1.9	1.1