Effect of COVID-19 on demand for healthcare in Togo.
Yaovi TossouPublished in: Health economics review (2021)
This study has demonstrated that the majority (30.49%) of patients sought health care. The analysis shows that the loss of employment, activities before COVID-19 in households and areas not infected by the pandemics allow them to ask for health care (self-medication and public hospitals) despite the COVID-19 impacts. However, higher education and age determine a different choice of health care delivery by households. Thus, policy makers need to cast special emphasis on social policies to address home health shocks.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- health information
- emergency department
- risk assessment
- patient reported
- climate change
- social media
- decision making
- adverse drug
- human health