Table 2.

Comparison of socioeconomic characteristics and health status between non-indigents and indigents

Variables	Total number	Non-indigents		Indigents		p value
		Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
		1783		829
District						<0.0001
Diébougou	1179	631	35.4	548	66.1
Gourcy	1433	1152	64.6	281	33.9
Gender						<0.0001
Male	1057	802	45.0	255	30.8
Female	1555	981	55.0	574	69.2
Age (years)						<0.0001
18–24	368	364	20.4	4	0.5
25–34	555	524	29.4	31	3.7
35–44	457	328	18.4	129	15.6
45–59	658	333	18.4	325	39.2
60+	574	234	13.1	340	41.0
Highest level of education achieved						<0.0001
None	2312	1522	85.4	790	95.3
Primary school	213	188	10.5	25	3.0
Secondary school	87	73	4.1	14	1.7
Marital status						<0.0001
Single	111	68	3.8	43	5.2
Monogamous union or living together	1308	1035	58.0	273	32.9
Polygamous union	715	562	31.5	153	18.5
Divorced or separated	25	8	0.4	17	2.1
Widowed	453	110	6.2	343	41.4
Engaged in income-producing activity in the past 7 days						<0.0001
No	2044	1344	75.4	700	84.4
Yes	568	439	24.6	129	15.6
Difficulties satisfying food needs						<0.0001
No	1608	1219	68.4	389	46.9
Yes	1004	564	31.6	440	53.1
Financial difficulties that prevent buying foodstuffs						<0.0001
No	1561	1210	67.9	351	42.3
Yes	1051	573	32.1	478	57.7
Financial difficulties that prevent going to the healthcare centre						<0.0001
No	1553	1250	70.1	303	36.6
Yes	1059	533	29.9	526	63.4
Financial difficulties that prevent buying medicines						<0.0001
No	1610	1280	71.8	330	39.8
Yes	1002	503	28.2	499	60.2
Perceived poor health						<0.0001
No	2206	1629	91.4	577	69.6
Yes	406	154	8.6	252	30.4
Chronic disease						<0.0001
No	1592	1243	69.7	349	42.1
Yes	1020	540	30.3	480	57.9
Disability						<0.0001
No	2297	1679	94.2	618	74.5
Yes	315	104	5.8	211	25.5
Perceived limitations in ability to walk 400 m						<0.0001
No	2366	1702	95.5	664	80.1
Yes	246	81	4.5	165	19.9
Perceived limitations in upper limb strength						<0.0001
No	2282	1697	95.2	585	70.6
Yes	330	86	4.8	244	29.4
Visual impairment						0.4
No	2560	1745	97.9	815	98.3
Yes	52	38	2.1	14	1.7