Sociodemographic and Healthcare Cost Data for Older Adults in Yaoundé, 2023

Marie-José Essi's dataset contains sociodemographic and healthcare cost data for 170 older adults in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The data was collected via a cross-sectional study in four health facilities between February and March 2023. It includes information on participants' age, living conditions, consultation reasons, comorbidities, and the costs of routine medical consultations.

Use Cases

• Estimate average out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure for the elderly based on the reported consultation cost of 42,958 XAF.
• Analyze the prevalence of specific health conditions like hypertension, rheumatic disorders, and diabetes among the study population.
• Model the relationship between socioeconomic vulnerability and healthcare access based on the description of participants' living conditions.
• Assess gender disparities in healthcare financing based on the noted vulnerability of women in the sample.

Strengths

• Includes specific cost data, with an average routine consultation cost of 42,958 XAF (approximately €65.49).
• Provides a clear demographic focus on 170 individuals aged 60 and above, with a mean age of 68.4 years.
• Captures key health conditions, with cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and urological issues accounting for 70.5% of consultation reasons.
• Explicitly documents the primary financing method, with 90.6% of care paid for directly out-of-pocket.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a specific geographic and temporal bias, limited to four facilities in Yaoundé over two months in 2023.

Provenance

Source

Marie-José Essi via figshare

Collection Method

Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted in four health facilities.

Time Range

Data collected February-March 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:30:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yaoundé, Cameroon.