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Table 2 Characteristics of respondents

From: Adherence to methadone maintenance treatment and associated factors among patients in Vietnamese mountainside areas

Characteristics

MMT duration ≤12 months

MMT duration >12 months

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

102

42.3

139

57.7

241

100.0

Age group

 • Under 35

29

28.4

26

18.7

55

22.8

 • 35 to 50

60

58.8

91

65.5

151

62.7

 • Above 50

13

12.8

22

15.8

35

14.5

Education

 • < High school

50

49.0

51

35.5

111

47.1

 • High school

48

47.1

58

43.3

106

44.9

 • > High school

4

3/9

15

11.2

19

8.1

Marry status

 • Single

22

21.6

32

23.9

54

22.9

 • Living with spouse/partner

61

59.8

86

64.2

147

62.3

 • Divorced/Separate/Widow

19

18.7

16

12.0

35

14.8

Employment

 • Unemployed

9

8.8

6

4.5

15

6.4

 • Self-employed

45

44.1

67

50.0

112

47.5

 • Workers/Farmers

19

18.6

19

14.2

38

16.1

 • Others

29

28.4

42

31.3

71

30.1

Location

 • Tuyen Quang

65

63.7

102

73.4

167

69.3

 • Son Duong

37

36.3

37

26.6

74

30.7

Smoking status

72

72.7

102

77.9

174

75.7

Hazardous drinking

12

11.8

32

23.0

44

18.3

Current drug use

20

20.0

11

8.3

31

13.4

Number of drug rehabilitation

 • 0 times

18

17.7

17

12.2

35

14.5

 • 1 times

29

28.4

43

30.9

72

29.9

 • 2 times

19

18.6

32

23.0

51

21.2

 • > 2 times

36

35.3

47

33.8

83

34.4

Having problems in mobility

14

13.7

19

14.2

33

14.0

Having problems in self-care

12

11.8

13

9.7

25

10.6

Having problems in usual activities

15

14.7

19

14.2

34

14.4

Pain/Discomfort

16

15.7

31

23.1

47

19.9

Anxiety/Depression

26

25.5

35

26.1

61

25.9

HIV positive

24

24.2

35

26.5

59

25.5

Currently receiving ART

23

22.8

30

22.7

53

22.8

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

EQ5D5L index

0.9

0.20

0.9

0.21

0.9

0.20

EQ VAS

81.9

16.3

81.8

14.5

81.8

15.3