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Table 4 Factors associated with use of and barriers to social health insurance among respondents

From: Barriers to accessing and using health insurance cards among methadone maintenance treatment patients in northern Vietnam

Characteristic Having health insurance Lack of information about HI Difficulty accessing HI Difficulty using HI Difficulty paying for HI
AOR 95%CI AOR 95%CI AOR 95%CI AOR 95%CI AOR 95%CI
Gender (Female vs Male)    1.69** 0.02; 3.37 1.91** 0.43; 3.39 1.77** 0.33; 3.21 1.96*** 0.52; 3.41
Age    −0.03*** −0.05; −0.01       
Education (vs Illiterate)
 Secondary    0.29* −0.03; 0.61 0.32* −0.04; 0.67     
  > Vocational 0.63* −0.07; 1.32 −0.76** −1.47; −0.05       
Employment (vs Unemployed)
 White collars 1.49** 0.12; 2.86         
 Workers/Farmers 0.79** 0.16; 1.43         
Income quintile (vs Poorest)
 Poor    0.35* −0.05; 0.75      0.54** 0.12; 0.97
 Rich 0.56** 0.12; 1.01 −0.34* −0.75; 0.06 −0.52** −0.99; −0.04     
Having problems with mobility (Yes vs No)    0.82*** 0.22; 1.43 0.79** 0.18; 1.40     
HIV status (vs Negative)
 Positive    −0.75*** −1.29; −0.20       
 N/A          −1.33* −2.78; 0.12
Catastrophic expenditure (Yes vs No) 0.56** 0.02; 1.10         
Lack of Information about HI (Yes vs No) −0.59** −1.05; −0.13         
Difficulty using HI (Yes vs No) 0.52** 0.02; 1.03         
No. of drug rehabilitations 0.04*** 0.01; 0.07 0.04*** 0.01; 0.06 0.04*** 0.01; 0.06     
Duration of MMT (months) 0.02* −0.00; 0.03         
  1. *** p<0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1