Table 1.
Socio-demographic and health characteristics, and perceived threat of COVID-19 by avoidance/delay of any type of medical care for COVID-19
| Variables | Total, n = 3,483 |
Avoidance/delay of routine medical care, (n = 231) | Avoidance/delay of urgent medical care, (n = 192) | Avoidance/delay of any type of medical care, (n = 345) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Armenians | 3,442 (99.0) | 229 (6.8) | 191 (5.7) | 342 (10.2) |
| Othersa | 36 (1.0) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (2.9) | 3 (8.6) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| City | 3,075 (88.5) | 207 (6.9) | 170 (5.7) | 305 (10.2) |
| Village | 400 (11.5) | 22 (5.6) | 22 (5.6) | 38 (9.7) |
| Age (mean, (SD)) | 49.5 (14.8) | 47.6 (14.3) | 47.5 (13.9) | 47.8 (14.2) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1,011 (29.0) | 44 (4.5) | 36 (3.7) | 66 (6.8) |
| Female | 2,472 (71.0) | 187 (7.7) | 156 (6.4) | 279 (11.5) |
| Education | ||||
| Incomplete secondary | 134 (3.9) | 6 (4.7) | 7 (5.5) | 11 (8.7) |
| Complete secondary | 888 (25.6) | 53 (6.2) | 47 (5.5) | 82 (9.6) |
| Vocational | 1,089 (31.4) | 57 (5.4) | 54 (5.1) | 92 (8.7) |
| University | 1,293 (37.3) | 107 (8.4) | 76 (6.0) | 148 (11.7) |
| Postgraduate | 60 (1.7) | 8 (13.6) | 8 (13.6) | 12 (20.3) |
| Employment | ||||
| Employedb | 1,882 (54.4) | 117 (6.4) | 110 (6.0) | 184 (10.0) |
| Unemployedc | 1,036 (30.0) | 77 (7.6) | 61 (6.0) | 113 (11.1) |
| Retired | 541 (15.6) | 35 (6.7) | 20 (3.8) | 46 (8.8) |
| Monthly expenditure (Armenian dram - AMD) | ||||
| Less than 200,000 | 1834 (65.78) | 106 (5.92) | 112 (6.27) | 179 (10.02) |
| From 201,000 to 300,000 | 640 (22.96) | 49 (7.83) | 44 (7.02) | 71 (11.34) |
| Over 300,000 | 314 (11.26) | 34 (11.07) | 16 (5.18) | 42 (13.68) |
| Perceived threat (susceptibility and severity), mean, SD | 3.12 (1.22) | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.3 (1.2) |
| Number of chronic conditions,d mean (SD) | 0.94 (1.09) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.2) |
| COVID-19 vaccination status | ||||
| Vaccinated | 393 (11.6) | 18 (4.6) | 15(3.8) | 27 (6.9) |
| Not vaccinated | 2,993 (88.4) | 212 (7.1) | 175 (5.9) | 316 (10.6) |
a Russian, Yazidi, Lebanese, Ukrainian, Polish
b Including work from home, own business, seasonal work in foreign countries, farmers, maternity leave
c Unemployed includes also students and military officers
d Obesity, cancer, diabetes mellitus, AIDS/ diseases of immune system, heart diseases, asthma, chronic lung diseases, chronic liver diseases, chronic blood diseases, chronic kidney diseases, chronic neurological diseases, organ/bone marrow transplantation and other (ophthalmological, rheumatic, urological etc.)