Table 1. Demographic characteristics of older Khmer minority use and non-use health services in Tri Ton District, An Giang province (n=400)

Characteristics Sample (n=400) N (%) Health services OR (95%CI) p-value
Use (n=253) N (%) Non-use (n=147) N (%)
Gender
  Man 133 (33.3) 82 (32.4) 51 (34.7) 1 0.64
  Woman 267 (66.7) 171 (67.6) 96 (65.3) 1.11 (0.72; 1.70)
Age-group
  60-69 152 (38.0) 81 (32.0) 71 (48.3) 1 0.03
  70-79 135 (33.8) 89 (35.2) 46 (31.3) 1.70 (1.05; 2.73)
  ≥ 80 113 (28.3) 83 (32.8) 30 (20.4) 2.43 (1.43; 4.10) <0.01
Educational level
  Illiterate to Vietnamese 328 (82.0) 210 (83.0) 118 (80.3) 1 0.49
  Literate to Vietnamese 72 (18.0) 43 (17.0) 29 (19.7) 0.83 (0.49; 1.40)
Marital status
  Single/divorced/widowed 192 (48.0) 119 (47.0) 73 (49.7) 1 0.61
  Married/living with a spouse 208 (52.0) 134 (53.0) 74 (50.3) 1.11 (0.74; 1.67)
Working status
  Not working 284 (71.0) 197 (77.9) 87 (59.2) 1 <0.01
  Currently working 116 (29.0) 56 (22.1) 60 (40.8) 0.41 (0.26; 0.64)
Annual household income
  Over 25 million VND 88 (22.0) 43 (17.0) 45 (30.6) 1 0.01
  16-25 million VND 74 (18.5) 51 (20.2) 23 (15.7) 2.32 (1.22; 4.43)
  10-15 million VND 143 (35.8) 91 (36.0) 52 (35.4) 1.83 (1.07; 3.14) 0.03
  Under 10 million VND 95 (23.8) 68 (26.9) 27 (18.4) 2.64 (1.43; 4.86) <0.01
Living with family
  No 25 (6.3) 15 (5.9) 10 (6.8) 1 0.73
  Yes 375 (93.8) 238 (94.1) 137 (93.2) 1.16 (0.51; 2.65)
Health insurance use
  No 178 (44.5) 81 (32.0) 97 (66.0) 1 <0.01
  Yes 222 (55.5) 172 (68.0) 50 (34.0) 4.12 (2.68; 6.34)
Transportation to health facilities
  Transported by someone 273 (68.3) 179 (70.8) 94 (64.0) 1 0.16
  Self-transported 127 (31.8) 74 (29.3) 53 (36.1) 0.73 (0.48; 1.13)
Access to health information
  No 110 (27.5) 81 (32.0) 29 (19.7) 1 <0.01
  Yes 290 (72.5) 172 (68.0) 118 (80.3) 0.52 (0.32; 0.85)
Language is used at health facilities
  Both languages 239 (59.8) 145 (57.3) 94 (64.0) 1 0.06
  Khmer language 99 (24.8) 71 (28.1) 28 (19.1) 1.64 (0.99; 2.73)
  Vietnamese language 62 (15.5) 37 (14.6) 25 (17.0) 0.96 (0.54; 1.70) 0.89
OR: Odds Ratio; 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval
All used univariate logistic regression