Table 1 Definition of variables
From: Evaluation of the impact of social safety net program on health care utilization in Togo
Variables | variable description | Operationalization | Signe attendu |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | |||
Social nets | One a participant has benefited from at least one social net program in the last 12 months | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  |
Explanatory variables | |||
Age | Age of the head of household | discrete | - |
Genre | Gender of household | 0 = male; 1 = female |  +  |
place of residence | The household resides in an area | 0 = urbain; 1 = rural |  |
Health services | The household has used health services in the last 12 months | No = 0; Yes = 1 | - |
Lomé | The household lives in Lomé region | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Maritime Region | The household lives in the maritime region | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Région des Plateaux | The household lives in the plateaux region | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Région Centrale | The household lives in the Centrale region | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Région de Kara | The household lives in the Kara region | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Régions des savanes | The household lives in the Savanes region | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Primary education | The household has primary education | No = 0; Yes = 1 | - |
Secondary education | The household has socondary education | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
higher education | The household has higher education | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Protection against malaria | The household is protected against malaria | No = 0; Yes = 1 | - |
Health problems | The household had a health problem requiring hospitalization in the last 12 months | No = 0; Yes = 1 |  +  |
Agriculture | The household works in the agricultural sector | No = 0; Yes = 1 | - |
Agriculture + breeding | The household works in the agricultural and breeding sector | No = 0; Yes = 1 | - |