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Table 3 MMT preference among patient

From: Preferences for methadone clinics among drug users in Vietnam: a comparison between public and private models

Characteristics

Private facility

Public facility

Total

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Know other MMT facility in Nam Dinh

155

79.5

172

86.0

327

82.8

0.09*

Plan to change MMT facility

0

0.0

5

2.5

5

1.3

0.06¢

Had received MMT treatment at other MMT facility

79

40.5

75

37.5

154

39.0

0.54*

Location of last MMT facility

 In the same district

78

98.7

67

89.3

145

94.2

0.01¢

 In other districts within the province

0

0.0

7

9.3

7

4.6

 

 In other provinces

1

1.3

1

1.3

2

1.3

 

Reason to use service in current MMT facility

 Near distance

78

98.7

67

89.3

145

94.2

0.02¢

 Convenient opening hours

13

16.5

22

29.3

35

22.7

0.06*

 Health worker skills and abilities

7

8.9

15

20.0

22

14.3

0.05*

 Health worker attitude

6

7.6

26

34.7

32

20.8

< 0.01*

 Facilities, equipment

1

1.3

8

10.7

9

5.8

0.02*

 Able to treat other diseases

1

1.3

1

1.3

2

1.3

1.00¢

 Able to present inter-professional care

0

0.0

1

1.3

1

0.7

0.49¢

Most important reason to change to current MMT facility (n = 154)

 Near distance

76

96.2

54

72.0

130

84.4

< 0.01¢

 Health worker capacity and attitude

2

2.5

12

16.0

14

9.1

 

 Others

1

1.3

9

12.0

10

6.5

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value

MMT service satisfaction

8.4

1.0

8.7

0.9

8.6

1.0

< 0.01#

  1. *Chi-square test, ¢Fisher exact test, #Mann-Whitney rank sum test