Table 4 Reason for not seeing a healthcare professional among individuals who did not see a doctor when they were sick in the past 30 days by socio-demographic characteristics (%)
From: Mandatory health insurance and health care utilization in Togo
Socio-demographic characteristics | Not necessary | Too expensive | Too far | Self-medication | Lack of money | Other | Number of observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||||
Female | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 57.4 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 2,226 |
Male | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 57.6 | 32.7 | 1.8 | 1,97 |
Region | |||||||
Lomé | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 70.3 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 526 |
Maritime | 5.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 46.6 | 43.2 | 3.3 | 627 |
Plateau | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 66.0 | 22.4 | 1.1 | 959 |
Centrale | 7.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 46.4 | 41.6 | 1.7 | 474 |
Kara | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 46.5 | 44.3 | 1.8 | 621 |
Savannah | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 61.6 | 32.0 | 1.9 | 989 |
Age | |||||||
Under 18 years | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 58.9 | 31.5 | 2.1 | 1,928 |
18–35 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 60.5 | 30.3 | 1.8 | 894 |
35–45 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 59.1 | 30.7 | 0.9 | 440 |
45–55 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 55.7 | 36.3 | 2.3 | 300 |
55–65 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 53.1 | 38.4 | 2.3 | 211 |
65–75 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 40.6 | 52.8 | 1.0 | 106 |
More than 75 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 48.6 | 40.0 | 2.8 | 317 |
Education | |||||||
No formal education | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 57.5 | 33.5 | 1.7 | 2,931 |
Primary | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 54.0 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 653 |
Secondary | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 60.3 | 29.0 | 2 | 580 |
University | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 32 |
Location area | |||||||
Urban | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 23.4 | 2.4 | 1,233 |
Rural | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 54.3 | 37.0 | 1.7 | 2,963 |
Health insurance status | |||||||
MHI | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77.5 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 120 |
Uninsured | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 56.9 | 33.7 | 1.9 | 4,076 |
Total | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 57.5 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 4,196 |
Number of observations | 234 | 35 | 46 | 2,413 | 1,386 | 82 | |