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Table 1 Characteristics of participants reporting disease/injury (n = 1666)

From: Out-of-pocket expenditure and its determinants in the context of private healthcare sector expansion in sub-Saharan Africa urban cities: evidence from household survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Characteristics

n

Mean

Reporting disease/household

 1 person

626

37.6

 2–3 persons

733

44.0

 >3 persons

307

18.4

Age group

 Children (<14 years)

540

32.4

 Adults (> 5 years)

1126

67.6

Gender

 Female

940

56.5

 Male

725

43.5

 Missing

1

–

Relationship with household head

 Household head and spouse

602

36.1

 Son-daughter and grandson-daughter

918

55.1

 Other household member

146

8.8

Marital status among adults

 In union

520

42.1

 Single

616

49.9

 Divorced/separated/widow

99

8.0

 Missing

2

–

Education level among adults

 No formal education

312

27.9

 Primary level

154

13.7

 Secondary level

518

46.3

 University

136

12.1

 Missing

6

–

Occupation among adults

 Formal (public, para-public and private)

158

14.1

 Informal private

249

22.3

 Not in labour (retired, students…)

711

63.6

 Missing

8

–

Insurance

 Not Insured

1601

96.1

 Insured

65

3.9