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Table 5 Model 1: factors leading to vulnerability to poverty from health shocks

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

Variable

Burkina Faso

Niger

Togo

Ex-ante mean consumption

Ex-ante variance consumption

Ex-ante mean consumption

Ex-ante variance consumption

Ex-ante mean consumption

Ex-ante variance consumption

Health shocks*Insurance

−1.19***

(−1.30—1.08)

− 005

(− 0.08–0.07)

− 0.582***

(− 0.79--0.37)

0.06

(− 0.13–0.25)

− 1.13***

(− 1.26--1.00)

− 0.26***

(− 0.35--0.17)

Health shocks*Wealth

0.33***

(0.31–0.36)

0.007

(− 001–0.02)

1.31***

(1.24–138)

0.31***

(0.24–0.37)

0.42***

(0.39–0.45)

0.04***

(0.03–0.06)

Gender

 Female

− 0.16***

(− 0.14—0.04)

− 0.02

(− 0.06–0.01)

0.01

(− 0.03–0.06)

0.03

(− 0.01–0.08)

− 0.15***

(− 0.22—0.08)

0.003

(− 0.05–0.05)

Head Education

 Primary

0.08**

(0.005–0.15)

− 0.03

(− 0.07–0.02)

0.10***

(0.04–0.17)

− 0.002

(− 0.06–0.06)

0.09**

(0.005–0.18)

− 0.11**

(− 0.17–0.04)

 Secondary

0.22***

(0.13–0.31)

0.01

(− 0.05–0.07)

0.20***

(0.13–0.28)

0.002

(− 0.07–0.07)

0.09**

(0.002–0.19)

− 0.07**

(− 0.13--0.004)

 High school

0.54***

(0.39–0.7)

0.001***

(− 0.10–0.10)

0.48***

(0.34–0.62)

0.31***

(0.18–0.44)

− 0.08

(− 0.44–0.27)

− 0.06

(− 0.31–0.19)

Head Age

 30–49

− 0.06

(− 0.14–0.02)

−0.03

(− 0.09–0.02)

−0.08***

(− 0.17—0.00)

0.001

(− 0.07–0.07)

0.10**

(− 0.001–0.20)

0.01

(− 0.06–0.08)

 50–64

−0.11***

(− 0.20--0.03)

−0.04

(− 0.1–0.01)

0.001

(− 0.08–0.08)

−0.01

(− 0.09–0.06)

0.20***

(0.09–0.31)

−0.03

(− 0.11–0.04)

 65 -

−0.13***

(− 0.22--0.05)

−0.01

(− 0.07–0.05)

0.04

(− 0.05–0.13)

−0.004

(− 0.08–0.08)

0.12*

(− 0.005–0.24)

−0.04

(− 0.13–0.04)

Household size

 4–6

−0.43***

(− 0.51--0.15)

−0.06**

(− 0.11--0.01)

−0.03

(− 0.15–0.08)

0.05

(− 0.06–0.16)

−0.15***

(− 0.24--0.07)

0.003

(− 0.06–0.06)

 7–9

−0.59***

(− 0.68--0.50)

−0.03

(− 0.08–0.03)

−0.10

(− 0.23–0.04)

0.11*

(− 0.02–0.23)

−0.37***

(− 0.48--0.25)

0.01

(− 0.07–0.09)

 10 –

−0.75***

(− 0.84--0.66)

−0.06*

(− 0.11–0.003)

−0.17

(− 0.32—0.01)

0.17**

(0.03–0.30)

−0.42***

(− 0.55--0.28)

0.02

(− 0.08–0.11)

Household Characteristics

 Location

  Rural

−0.19***

(− 0.24—0.14)

−0.03

(− 0.06–0.01)

−0.14***

(− 0.2—0.07)

0.04

(− 0.02–0.09)

−0.22***

(− 0.30—0.14)

0.03

(− 0.02–0.09)

Good Hygiene

0.11***

(0.06–0.17)

0.01

(− 0.02–0.04)

0.17***

(0.11–0.23)

−0.01

(− 0.03–0.04)

0.19***

(0.12–0.27)

−0.02

(− 0.07–0.03)

Access to safe water

0.16***

(0.11–0.21)

−0.004

(− 0.035–0.03)

0.004

(− 0.04–0.05)

−0.01

(− 0.06–0.03)

0.07*

(0.001–0.14)

0.03

(− 0.01–0.08)

Number of household

1551

1551

1292

1292

929

929

  1. *, **, *** Significant at 10%, Significant at 5%, Significant at 1%
  2. (): 95% Confidence Interval