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Table 2 Comparison of indigents' personal socio-economic characteristics

From: Low coverage but few inclusion errors in Burkina Faso: a community-based targeting approach to exempt the indigent from user fees

Group

ICP

COGES

Non-retained

Contrasts (pValue)

Personal characteristics

(1) (n = 82)

(2) (n = 184)

(3) (n = 48)

(1) vs. (2)

(2) vs. (3)

(1,2) vs. (3)

Average age

52.8

(48.8-56.7)

64.2

(61.8-66.5)

64.4

(59.6-69.3)

< 0.001

0.932

0.170

Proportion 60 years old +

35.4% (24.8-45.9)

69.0%

(62.3-75.8)

70.8%

(57.5-84.2)

< 0.001

0.809

0.113

Proportion of widowers - widows

34.6% (24.0-45.1)

46.7%

(39.5-54.0)

39.6%

(25.2-53.9)

0.066

0.377

0.659

Proportion of females

47.6% (36.5-58.6)

46.7%

(39.5-54.0)

47.9%

(33.3-62.6)

0.902

0.885

0.906

Not educated

93.8% (88.3-99.2)

96.2%

(93.4-99.0)

95.8%

(90.0-100)

0.395

0.908

0.912

Suffering from a disability

42.5% (31.4-53.6)

61.4%

(54.3-68.5)

62.5%

(48.3-76.7)

0.004

0.891

0.382

Health problem of more than 6 months

55.0% (43.9-66.1)

76.6%

(70.5-82.8)

72.9%

(59.9-86.0)

< 0.001

0.594

0.692

No income generating activity in the past 7 days

73.8

(63.9-83.6)

81.5

(75.9-87.2)

97.9

(93.7-100)

0.154

0.005

0.002

Difficulty in meeting daily food needs

32.5% (22.0-43.0)

35.9%

(28.9-42.9)

41.7%

(27.2-56.1)

0.599

0.461

0.367

Had to ask someone else for food in the past 30 days

26.3% (16.4-36.1)

36.4%

(29.4-43.4)

20.8%

(8.9-32.8)

0.108

0.041

0.087

Had to ask for help to pay for healthcare in the past 6 months

30.0% (19.7-40.3)

37.0%

(29.9-44.0)

20.8%

(8.9-32.8)

0.277

0.035

0.057

Unable to pay for drugs for a child

28.8

(18.6-38.9)

28.3

(21.7-34.8)

16.7

(5.7-27.6)

0.936

0.103

0.091

Sold animals or land to pay for drugs in the past 6 months

8.8

(2.4-15.1)

9.2

(5.0-13.5)

6.3

(0.0-13.4)

0.899

0.513

0.521

Delayed going to the dispensary because of lack of funds in the past 6 months

28.8

(18.6-38.9)

47.8

(40.5-55.1)

39.6

(25.2-53.9)

0.004

0.310

0.751

  1. &: Partial Chi-Square or F-Test depending on the metrics of the outcome.
  2. Table 2 compare the personal characteristics of the indigents