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

Table 2

Healthcare access and routine medical check-up.

Characteristics		%
The nearest medical facility ()
Commune health stations	168	96.0
Others	7	4.0
Routine medical check-up in the last 12 months ()
Yes	42	24.0
No	133	76.0
Frequency of routine medical check-up in the last 12 months ()
Every three months	25	59.5
Every six months	7	16.7
Every 12 months	7	16.7
≥12 months	3	7.1
Health information sources ()
Friends/relatives	66	37.7
Television, radio	82	46.9
Loudspeaker	90	51.4
Health worker	6	3.4
Social media	3	1.7
Distance to the nearest facility (km), mean (SD)	4.0 (4.7)