Research Article

Ethnic Variations in Healthcare Service Utilization and Access in Vietnamese Mountainous Setting

Table 4

Factors associated with health service use.

Number of inpatient service useNumber of outpatient service use
Coef.95% CICoef.95% CI

Ethnic
KinhRefRef
Tay0.110.75−0.550.770.250.040.010.49
Others-0.090.83−0.940.75−0.640.01−1.13−0.16
Age-0.010.15−0.030.0050.0030.38−0.0030.01

Gender
FemaleRefRef
Male−1.18<0.001−1.69-0.660.220.10−0.040.48

Education
Elementary or below
Secondary−0.420.045−0.84−0.01−0.090.35−0.290.10
≥ high−1.15<0.001−1.88−0.420.050.67−0.190.30

Marital status
SingleRefRef
Having spouse−1.01<0.001−1.51−0.500.240.0460.0040.47

Smoking
NeverRefRef
Ever smoking−1.79<0.001−2.74-0.830.310.030.040.59
Number of acute symptoms (last 4 weeks)−0.040.50−0.150.07−0.020.48−0.070.03
Number of chronic diseases (last 3 months)−0.090.39−0.300.120.16<0.0010.070.25
Distance to the commune health center (km)−0.020.44−0.070.03−0.030.08−0.060.003

Log likelihood−291.8742−633.1353
Prob > chi2<0.01<0.01
AIC629.74831312.271
BIC715.08811397.61