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Table 1 Alcohol use and health status of VCT clients 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

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Frequency of drinking alcohol

       

 Never

40

40.4

80

30.1

120

32.9

0.2

 Never a month or less

24

25.3

65

24.4

90

24.7

 

 Never 2–4 times/month

20

20.2

69

25.9

89

24.4

 

 Never 2–3 times/week

13

13.1

40

15

53

14.4

 

 Never ≥4 times/week

1

1.0

12

4.5

13

3.6

 

Amount of drinks containing alcohol on typical day

       

 Never ≤2

91

91.9

141

53.0

232

63.5

<0.01

 Never 3 or 4

6

6.1

69

25.9

75

20.5

 

 Never 5 or 6

2

2.0

42

15.8

44

12.1

 

 Never 7 or 9

0

0.0

2

0.8

2

0.6

 

 Never ≥10

0

0.0

12

4.5

12

3.3

 

Frequency of drinking ≥6 drinks on one occasion

       

 Never

67

67.7

97

36.4

164

44.8

<0.01

 Less than a month

18

18.2

94

35.3

112

30.7

 

 Monthly

12

12.1

46

17.3

58

15.9

 

 Weekly

2

2.0

27

10.2

29

8

 

 Daily or almost daily

0

0.0

2

0.8

2

0.6

 

Hazardous drinkers (# ever drinkers 245)

22

37.3

132

71.0

154

62.9

<0.01

Binge drinkers (# ever drinkers = 245)

32

54.2

168

90.9

201

82.0

<0.01

Health status

       

Have problems in mobility

37

37.4

58

21.8

95

26.0

<0.01

Have problems in self-care

24

24.2

6

2.3

30

8.2

<0.01

Have problems in usual activities

36

36.4

13

4.9

49

13.4

<0.01

Have problems in pain/discomfort

44

44.4

87

32.7

131

35.9

0.04

Have problems in anxiety/depression

48

48.5

201

75.6

249

68.2

<0.01

HIV positive

2

2.0

15

5.6

17

4.7

0.07

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

EuroQOL-5 dimensions (EQ5D) index

0.77

0.23

0.78

0.13

0.78

0.16

0.68

Visual analog scale score (VAS)

82.8

16.7

86.6

12.2

85.6

13.7

0.05