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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics according to sector of activity, Lomé, Togo

From: Assessment of self-medication practices in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Togo

 

Health

Air

transport

Police

Road transport

Informal

Total

p

n=370

n=212

n=196

n=122

n=55

N=955

 

Age, n (%)

      

0.078*

 < 50

327 (88.4)

178 (84.0)

180 (91.8)

101 (82.8)

48 (87.3)

834 (87.3)

 

 ≥50

43 (11.6)

34 (16.0)

16 (8.2)

21 (17.2)

7 (12.7)

121 (12.7)

 

Sex, n (%)

      

< 0.001**

 Men

181 (48.9)

179 (84.4)

168 (85.7)

122 (100.0)

34 (61.8)

684 (71.6)

 

 Women

189 (51.1)

33 (15.6)

28 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

21 (38.2)

271 (28.4)

 

Nationality, n (%)

      

0.018**

 Togolese

364 (98.4)

205 (96.7)

196 (100.0)

119 (97.5)

52 (94.5)

936 (98.0)

 

 Others

6 (1.6)

7 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (2.5)

3 (5.5)

19 (2.0)

 

In couple, n (%)

      

< 0.001*

 No

169 (45.7)

49 (23.1)

49 (25.0)

42 (34.4)

10 (18.2)

319 (33.4)

 

 Yes

201 (54.3)

163 (76.9)

147 (75.0)

80 (65.6)

45 (81.8)

636 (66.6)

 

Education level, n (%)

      

< 0.001**

 None

5 (1.4)

3 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

11 (9.0)

5 (9.1)

24 (2.5)

 

 Primary

11 (3.0)

2 (0.9)

1 (0.5)

26 (21.3)

4 (7.3)

44 (4.6)

 

 Secondary

69 (18.6)

105 (49.5)

143 (73.0)

68 (55.7)

15 (27.3)

400 (41.9)

 

 University

285 (77.0)

102 (48.1)

52 (26.5)

17 (13.9)

31 (56.4)

487 (51.0)

 
  1. * Chi square **Fisher exact test