Table 2.
Caregiver and household characteristics for 2 to 6 years-old children living along the Thai–Myanmar border who provided questionnaire data (n = 384).
| Characteristic | % |
|---|---|
| Caregiver | |
| Literate in the Thai language | 29.2 |
| Occupation | |
| Housework | 21.4 |
| Out-of-home work | |
| Agricultural work (paid or unpaid) | 39.1 |
| Casual paid employment | 34.1 |
| Government official | 3.9 |
| Merchant | 1.6 |
| Household wealth index | |
| Lower (national quintiles 1 and 2) | 90.1 |
| Higher (national quintiles 3, 4 and 5) | 9.9 |
| Household health risks | |
| Source of household watera | |
| Tube well (communal or private) | 97.1 |
| Rainwater collection | 23.2 |
| Unprotected (e.g., stream, river) | 41.4 |
| Unsanitary latrine or open defecation | 9.9 |
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