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Table 3 Vulnerability to poverty profile by country

From: Health shocks in Sub-Saharan Africa: are the poor and uninsured households more vulnerable?

 

Burkina Faso

Niger

Togo

Mean Vulnerability

Vulnerability to population ratio

Mean Vulnerability

Vulnerability to population ratio

Mean Vulnerability

Vulnerability to population rati

Total

39.04

39.42

33.69

33.31

68.74

69.03

Health insurance

 Insurance coverage

0.00

0.00

5.71

9.09

40.61

36.21

 Not insurance coverage

39.06

39.45

33.95

33.53

70.61

71.22

Gender of household head

 Male

40.45

41.20

37.00

37.30

67.00

67.42

 Female

39.92

33.02

22.71

20.00

72.29

72.31

Location

 Urban

21.11

21.56

9.45

7.50

59.60

60.88

 Rural

49.17

49.51

45.94

46.34

84.89

83.38

Household size

 1–3

8.18

7.58

6.57

0.00

48.27

47.89

 4–6

33.62

33.27

26.49

26.44

75.78

76.74

 7–9

46.20

47.23

44.89

46.04

87.45

88.08

 10 –

63.90

65.49

57.20

58.10

86.78

86.30

Illness and treatment

 Malaria

31.44

31.25

36.61

36.57

63.35

66.38

 Diarrhea/Intestinal worms

18.61

17.78

37.00

31.03

48.50

50.00

 Dental disease

44.30

50.00

23.35

20.00

48.64

48.64

 Skin disease

28.43

33.33

38.13

38.46

79.56

79.56

 Eyes disease

4.71

0.00

26.88

22.22

77.22

77.22

 Accident and injuries

0.00

0.00

37.18

32.43

79.00

79.00

Type of health care sought

 Religious/ NGO

19.91

20.00

29.48

33.33

42.85

45.00

 Small size public Hospital

30.19

30.26

36.92

36.81

71.83

72.05

 Large size public hospitals

14.46

12.50

16.16

16.67

65.91

66.02

 University Teaching Hospitals

0.00

0.00

11.41

11.11

63.43

66.67

 Private hospitals

10.01

9.52

15.97

13.64

64.48

64.44

Number of household

1551

1342

930