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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 300)

From: Psychometric properties of the medical outcomes study: social support survey among methadone maintenance patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a validation study

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Sex

 Male

276

92.0

 Female

24

8.0

Marital status

 Single

101

33.7

 Married/live with partners

140

46.7

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

59

19.6

Highest level of education

 Illiterate

11

3.7

 Primary school

52

17.3

 Secondary school

142

47.3

 High school

75

25.0

 College or more

20

6.7

Occupation

  

 Unemployed

113

37.7

 Part-time job

80

26.7

 Full-time job

107

35.6

Have a religious affiliation

 Yes

166

55.3

 No

134

44.7

 

Mean (SD)

Median (Min - Max)

Age, years

37.0 (5.5)

36.0 (26–58)

Age of first drug use, years

19.7 (4.8)

19.0 (12–41)

Duration on MMT, years

4.7 (2.8)

4.8 (0.17–9)