Characteristic | MMT duration ≤12 months (n=102) | MMT duration >12 months (n=139) | Total (n=241) | p Value | |||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Age group (years) | |||||||
<30 | 10 | 9.8 | 3 | 2.2 | 13 | 5.4 | 0.02 |
30–40 | 48 | 47.1 | 55 | 39.6 | 103 | 42.7 | |
40–50 | 31 | 30.4 | 59 | 42.5 | 90 | 37.3 | |
≥50 | 13 | 12.8 | 22 | 15.8 | 35 | 14.5 | |
Educational attainment | |||||||
Less than high school | 50 | 49.0 | 61 | 45.5 | 111 | 47.0 | 0.13 |
High school | 48 | 47.1 | 58 | 43.3 | 106 | 44.9 | |
More than high school | 4 | 3.9 | 15 | 11.2 | 19 | 8.1 | |
Marital status | |||||||
Single | 22 | 21.6 | 32 | 23.9 | 54 | 22.9 | 0.36 |
Live with spouse/partner | 61 | 59.8 | 86 | 64.2 | 147 | 62.3 | |
Widow/separate/divorced | 19 | 18.6 | 16 | 11.9 | 35 | 14.8 | |
Job | |||||||
Unemployed | 9 | 8.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 15 | 6.4 | 0.39 |
Farmer/worker | 19 | 18.6 | 19 | 14.2 | 38 | 16.1 | |
Self-employed | 45 | 44.1 | 67 | 50.0 | 112 | 47.5 | |
Other | 29 | 28.4 | 42 | 31.3 | 71 | 30.1 | |
Location | |||||||
Son Duong | 37 | 36.3 | 37 | 26.6 | 74 | 30.7 | 0.11 |
Tuyen Quang | 65 | 63.7 | 102 | 73.4 | 167 | 69.3 |
MMT, methadone maintenance treatment.