Research Article

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

Table 4

Associated factors with a routine medical check-up.

FactorsRoutine medical check-up
OR95% CI

Ethnic
 KinhRef
 Tay0.60.430.12.2
 Dao0.20.070.01.2
 Muong0.80.800.23.2
Gender
 MaleRef
 Female0.70.460.31.8
Job
 FamerRef
 Others0.40.260.11.8
Education
 ElementaryRef
 Secondary0.30.140.11.5
 High school and above0.20.080.01.2
Health insurance
 NoRef
 Yes2.90.210.614.7
Receiving medical information from relatives/friends
 NoRef
 Yes2.00.230.66.0
Receiving medical information from television, radio
 NoRef
 Yes3.30.021.29.5
Receiving medical information from the loudspeaker
 NoRef
 Yes0.40.090.11.2
Receiving medical information from a medical worker
 NoRef
 Yes0.70.780.18.1
Receiving medical information from social media
 NoRef
 Yes24.80.041.2512.4
Number of people living in a household0.90.640.71.2
Number of acute diseases1.00.740.71.3
Number of chronic diseases1.50.031.02.3
Distance to the nearest facility (km)1.10.221.01.1