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Table 3 Health care and VCT services utilization of respondents in 2013 (n = 365)

From: Alcohol abuse increases the risk of HIV infection and diminishes health status of clients attending HIV testing services in Vietnam

 

Rural

Urban

Total

p value

 

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

VCT service utilization (total times)

1.02

0.68

1.36

1.16

0.92

1.39

1.12

0.93

1.31

0.17

 

n

%

 

n

%

 

n

%

  

Referrer of the first VCT used

         

Spouse

22

44.0

 

14

8.9

 

36

17.4

 

<0.01

Peers

5

10.0

 

48

30.6

 

53

25.6

  

Health workers

2

4.0

 

21

13.4

 

23

11.1

  

Media

7

14.0

 

47

29.9

 

54

26.1

  

Self-motivation

9

18.0

 

22

14.0

 

31

15

  

Parents/relatives

5

10.0

 

5

3.2

 

10

4.8

  

HIV status (positive)

          

Individual

2

4.0

 

15

9.0

 

17

4.7

 

0.12

Spouse/partners

29

29.2

 

12

4.5

 

41

11.2

 

<0.01

Parents

1

1.0

 

0

0.0

 

1

0.3

 

0.1

Brother/sister

5

5.1

 

3

1.1

 

8

2.2

 

0.02

Other relatives

1

1.0

 

12

5.5

 

13

3.5

 

0.2

Refer partners to HIV testing services

54

57.5

 

166

64.1

 

220

60.3

 

0.26

Refer other relatives to HIV testing services

40

43.0

 

148

57.1

 

188

51.5

 

0.02

Volunteer to be a peer Instructor

14

14.9

 

81

31.2

 

95

26.8

 

0.01

Health service use

          

Outpatient service use in the last 12 months

15

15.2

 

58

21.8

 

73

20.0

 

0.16

Inpatient service use in the last 12 months

5

5.1

 

32

12.0

 

37

10.1

 

0.05

  1. n=Chi square test