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Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics, and perceived threat of COVID-19 by avoidance/delay of any type of medical care for COVID-19

From: Factors associated with delay or avoidance of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia: results from a nationwide survey

Variables

Total,

n = 3,483

Avoidance/delay of routine medical care, (n = 231)

Avoidance/delay of urgent medical care, (n = 192)

Avoidance/delay of any type of medical care, (n = 345)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Nationality

    

Armenians

3,442 (99.0)

229 (6.8)

191 (5.7)

342 (10.2)

Othersa

36 (1.0)

2 (5.6)

1 (2.9)

3 (8.6)

Place of residence

    

City

3,075 (88.5)

207 (6.9)

170 (5.7)

305 (10.2)

Village

400 (11.5)

22 (5.6)

22 (5.6)

38 (9.7)

Age (mean, (SD))

49.5 (14.8)

47.6 (14.3)

47.5 (13.9)

47.8 (14.2)

Gender

    

Male

1,011 (29.0)

44 (4.5)

36 (3.7)

66 (6.8)

Female

2,472 (71.0)

187 (7.7)

156 (6.4)

279 (11.5)

Education

    

Incomplete secondary

134 (3.9)

6 (4.7)

7 (5.5)

11 (8.7)

Complete secondary

888 (25.6)

53 (6.2)

47 (5.5)

82 (9.6)

Vocational

1,089 (31.4)

57 (5.4)

54 (5.1)

92 (8.7)

University

1,293 (37.3)

107 (8.4)

76 (6.0)

148 (11.7)

Postgraduate

60 (1.7)

8 (13.6)

8 (13.6)

12 (20.3)

Employment

    

Employedb

1,882 (54.4)

117 (6.4)

110 (6.0)

184 (10.0)

Unemployedc

1,036 (30.0)

77 (7.6)

61 (6.0)

113 (11.1)

Retired

541 (15.6)

35 (6.7)

20 (3.8)

46 (8.8)

Monthly expenditure (Armenian dram - AMD)

    

Less than 200,000

1834 (65.78)

106 (5.92)

112 (6.27)

179 (10.02)

From 201,000 to 300,000

640 (22.96)

49 (7.83)

44 (7.02)

71 (11.34)

Over 300,000

314 (11.26)

34 (11.07)

16 (5.18)

42 (13.68)

Perceived threat (susceptibility and severity), mean, SD

3.12 (1.22)

3.3 (1.2)

3.3 (1.2)

3.3 (1.2)

Number of chronic conditions,d mean (SD)

0.94 (1.09)

1.0 (1.1)

1.0 (1.2)

1.1 (1.2)

COVID-19 vaccination status

    

Vaccinated

393 (11.6)

18 (4.6)

15(3.8)

27 (6.9)

Not vaccinated

2,993 (88.4)

212 (7.1)

175 (5.9)

316 (10.6)

  1. a Russian, Yazidi, Lebanese, Ukrainian, Polish
  2. b Including work from home, own business, seasonal work in foreign countries, farmers, maternity leave
  3. c Unemployed includes also students and military officers
  4. d Obesity, cancer, diabetes mellitus, AIDS/ diseases of immune system, heart diseases, asthma, chronic lung diseases, chronic liver diseases, chronic blood diseases, chronic kidney diseases, chronic neurological diseases, organ/bone marrow transplantation and other (ophthalmological, rheumatic, urological etc.)