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Table 1 Descriptive analyses of variables by health care utilization during COVID-19

From: Effect of COVID-19 on demand for healthcare in Togo

Variables

Measurement of variables

Terms and conditions

Percentage (%)

Sick households

0. No 1. Yes

No

69.51

Yes

30.49

Care provider

0 Self-Medication 1. Private 2. Public

Self-medication

61.41

Private

21.20

Public

17.39

Gender

0. Male 1.Female

Female

56.31

Male

43.69

Age

0. 18–34 years 1. 35–6 0 years 2. 60 years and over

18–34 years old

41.98

35–60 years old

44.71

60 years old and over

13.31

Money transfer

0. No Beneficiary 1.Beneficiary

No Beneficiary

5.80

Beneficiary

94.20

Family benefit

0. Benefit 1, Occupational risk

2.Health insurance 3.insurance

4.none

No Beneficiary

97.44

Beneficiary

2.56

Marital status

0. Married 1. Single 2. Divorced 3.Widowed

Single

19.36

Married

74.60

Divorced/Widowed

6.04

Education

0. Not in school 1. Primary

2. Secondary 3. Higher

None

19.11

Primary

23.21

Secondary

45.39

Superior

12.29

Loss of employment

0. No 1.Yes

No

81.82

Yes

18.18

Region

0. Savane 1.Kara 2.Centrale 3.Plateaux 4.Maritime

5. Lomé-commune

Lomé-Commune

7.51

Maritime

15.53

Plateaux

25.43

Central

12.63

Kara

26.62

Savanes

12.29