Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2025
Lebanon, 2025
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12. If your household needed to access medication in the past 3 months, what coping mechanisms has your household employed to adjust to the inaccessibility of medication in Lebanon? (Select up to 3 most frequently used) (cmm_barriers_m)
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1896
Invalid:
1650
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Discrete
Range:
1 - 88
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| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a.Did not need access to medication | 50 |
1.4%
|
| 2 | a.Did not need access to medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 3 | a.Did not need access to medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 4 | a.Did not need access to medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 5 | a.Did not need access to medication c.Rationed existing medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 6 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 317 |
8.9%
|
| 7 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics a.Did not need access to medication | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication | 142 |
4%
|
| 9 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 8 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 1 |
0%
|
| 11 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 12 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 46 |
1.3%
|
| 13 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication i.No coping mechanisms available to the HH | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 14 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 46 |
1.3%
|
| 15 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon c.Rationed existing medication | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 12 |
0.3%
|
| 17 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 18 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 19 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 11 |
0.3%
|
| 20 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 21 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 57 |
1.6%
|
| 22 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 23 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 1 |
0%
|
| 24 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 25 | b.Switched to substitutes / generics h.No coping mechanisms needed - if this choice is selected, should limit to no other options | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 26 | c.Rationed existing medication | 135 |
3.8%
|
| 27 | c.Rationed existing medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 27 |
0.8%
|
| 28 | c.Rationed existing medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 29 | c.Rationed existing medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 30 | c.Rationed existing medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 31 | c.Rationed existing medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 41 |
1.2%
|
| 32 | c.Rationed existing medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 1 |
0%
|
| 33 | c.Rationed existing medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 34 | c.Rationed existing medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 35 | c.Rationed existing medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon i.No coping mechanisms available to the HH | 1 |
0%
|
| 36 | c.Rationed existing medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 37 | c.Rationed existing medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 1 |
0%
|
| 38 | c.Rationed existing medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 8 |
0.2%
|
| 39 | c.Rationed existing medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 14 |
0.4%
|
| 40 | c.Rationed existing medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 11 |
0.3%
|
| 41 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 31 |
0.9%
|
| 42 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 43 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 44 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon b.Switched to substitutes / generics g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 45 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon c.Rationed existing medication | 8 |
0.2%
|
| 46 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 47 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 48 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 11 |
0.3%
|
| 49 | d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon g.Borrowed money to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 1 |
0%
|
| 50 | e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 11 |
0.3%
|
| 51 | e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 1 |
0%
|
| 52 | e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 1 |
0%
|
| 53 | e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 54 | e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 55 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 87 |
2.5%
|
| 56 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 57 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 58 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 1 |
0%
|
| 59 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 60 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 33 |
0.9%
|
| 61 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 62 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 63 | f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication g.Borrowed money to afford medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 1 |
0%
|
| 64 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 375 |
10.6%
|
| 65 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication a.Did not need access to medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 66 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 26 |
0.7%
|
| 67 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics c.Rationed existing medication | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 68 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 69 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication | 23 |
0.6%
|
| 70 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 71 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 72 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 73 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 74 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon c.Rationed existing medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 75 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 76 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 77 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks d.Acquired medication from outside Lebanon | 1 |
0%
|
| 78 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication | 67 |
1.9%
|
| 79 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication b.Switched to substitutes / generics | 1 |
0%
|
| 80 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication c.Rationed existing medication | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 81 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication f.Reduced non-medical household expenses to afford medication e.Received or exchanged medicine through informal networks | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 82 | g.Borrowed money to afford medication i.No coping mechanisms available to the HH | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 83 | h.No coping mechanisms needed - if this choice is selected, should limit to no other options | 75 |
2.1%
|
| 84 | i.No coping mechanisms available to the HH | 67 |
1.9%
|
| 85 | i.No coping mechanisms available to the HH g.Borrowed money to afford medication | 1 |
0%
|
| 86 | j.Other coping mechanism not mentioned | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 87 | k.Don’t know | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 88 | l.Decline to answer | 1 |
0%
|
| Missing value | 1650 |
46.5%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.