Table 2.
Health and subjective wellbeing characteristics among women who responded to MUSE and WASHPaLS surveys, by city
| Dakar (n=329) | Kampala (n=411) | Kathmandu (n=420) | Lusaka (n=436) | Meherpur (n=547) | Nairobi (n=603) | Narsapur (n=461) | Saidpur (n=599) | Tiruchirappalli (n=467) | Warangal (n=555) | Total (n=4828) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feel excessively tired or short of breath during menstruation | 98 (29·8%) | 122 (29·7%) | 233 (55·5%) | 125 (28·7%) | 192 (35·1%) | 244 (40·5%) | 98 (21·3%) | 155 (25·9%) | 181 (38·8%) | 158 (28·5%) | 1606 (33·3%) | ||
| Self-rated physical health (PROMIS) | |||||||||||||
| Excellent | 11 (3·3%) | 54 (13·1%) | 91 (21·9%) | 133 (30·5%) | 14 (2·6%) | 193 (32·0%) | 64 (13·9%) | 27 (4·5%) | 110 (23·6%) | 74 (13·3%) | 771 (16·0%) | ||
| Very good | 90 (27·4%) | 169 (41·1%) | 183 (44·0%) | 115 (26·4%) | 101 (18·5%) | 268 (44·4%) | 165 (35·8%) | 99 (16·5%) | 99 (21·2%) | 190 (34·2%) | 1479 (30·7%) | ||
| Good | 196 (59·6%) | 146 (35·5%) | 126 (30·3%) | 107 (24·5%) | 246 (45·0%) | 125 (20·7%) | 61 (13·2%) | 223 (37·2%) | 224 (48·0%) | 91 (16·4%) | 1545 (32·0%) | ||
| Fair | 28 (8·5%) | 36 (8·8%) | 14 (3·4%) | 64 (14·7%) | 178 (32·5%) | 17 (2·8%) | 167 (36·2%) | 244 (40·7%) | 28 (6·0%) | 195 (35·1%) | 971 (20·1%) | ||
| Poor | 4 (1·2%) | 6 (1·5%) | 2 (0·5%) | 17 (3·9%) | 8 (1·5%) | 0 | 4 (0·9%) | 6 (1·0%) | 6 (1·3%) | 5 (0·9%) | 58 (1·2%) | ||
| WHO-5 | |||||||||||||
| Felt cheerful | |||||||||||||
| At no time | 0 | 3 (0·7%) | 53 (12·7%) | 4 (0·9%) | 4 (0·7%) | 51 (8·5%) | 1 (0·2%) | 2 (0·3%) | 80 (17·1%) | 2 (0·4%) | 200 (4·1%) | ||
| Some of the time | 51 (15·5%) | 45 (10·9%) | 181 (43·5%) | 99 (22·7%) | 69 (12·6%) | 183 (30·3%) | 45 (9·8%) | 21 (3·5%) | 45 (9·6%) | 73 (13·2%) | 812 (16·8%) | ||
| Less than half the time | 4 (1·2%) | 26 (6·3%) | 88 (21·2%) | 25 (5·7%) | 86 (15·7%) | 104 (17·2%) | 29 (6·3%) | 19 (3·2%) | 37 (7·9%) | 29 (5·2%) | 447 (9·3%) | ||
| Over half the time | 16 (4·9%) | 29 (7·1%) | 28 (6·7%) | 70 (16·1%) | 114 (20·8%) | 60 (10·0%) | 86 (18·7%) | 130 (21·7%) | 42 (9·0%) | 91 (16·4%) | 666 (13·8%) | ||
| Most of the time | 135 (41·0%) | 212 (51·6%) | 58 (13·9%) | 192 (44·0%) | 177 (32·4%) | 196 (32·5%) | 70 (15·2%) | 306 (51·1%) | 145 (31·0%) | 189 (34·1%) | 1680 (34·8%) | ||
| All of the time | 123 (37·4%) | 96 (23·4%) | 8 (1·9%) | 46 (10·6%) | 97 (17·7%) | 9 (1·5%) | 230 (49·9%) | 121 (20·2%) | 118 (25·3%) | 171 (30·8%) | 1019 (21·1%) | ||
| Felt calm and relaxed | |||||||||||||
| At no time | 0 | 2 (0·5%) | 47 (11·3%) | 11 (2·5%) | 20 (3·7%) | 52 (8·6%) | 0 | 9 (1·5%) | 75 (16·1%) | 4 (0·7%) | 220 (4·6%) | ||
| Some of the time | 47 (14·3%) | 45 (10·9%) | 200 (48·1%) | 111 (25·5%) | 71 (13·0%) | 192 (31·8%) | 45 (9·8%) | 68 (11·4%) | 44 (9·4%) | 79 (14·2%) | 902 (18·7%) | ||
| Less than half the time | 4 (1·2%) | 25 (6·1%) | 85 (20·4%) | 35 (8·0%) | 86 (15·7%) | 122 (20·2%) | 36 (7·8%) | 22 (3·7%) | 36 (7·7%) | 45 (8·1%) | 496 (10·3%) | ||
| Over half the time | 46 (14·0%) | 35 (8·5%) | 24 (5·8%) | 48 (11·0%) | 121 (22·1%) | 61 (10·1%) | 96 (20·8%) | 121 (20·2%) | 46 (9·9%) | 89 (16·0%) | 687 (14·2%) | ||
| Most of the time | 156 (47·4%) | 214 (52·1%) | 52 (12·5%) | 191 43·8%) | 170 (31·1%) | 171 (28·4%) | 76 (16·5%) | 303 (50·6%) | 150 (32·1%) | 198 (35·7%) | 1681 (34·9%) | ||
| All of the time | 76 (23·1%) | 90 (21·9%) | 8 (1·9%) | 40 (9·2%) | 79 (14·4%) | 5 (0·8%) | 208 (45·1%) | 76 (12·7%) | 116 (24·8%) | 140 (25·2%) | 838 (17·4%) | ||
| Felt active and vigorous | |||||||||||||
| At no time | 2 (0·6%) | 6 (1·5%) | 70 (16·8%) | 3 (0·7%) | 2 (0·4%) | 44 (7·3%) | 1 (0·2%) | 15 (2·5%) | 79 (16·9%) | 1 (0·2%) | 223 (4·6%) | ||
| Some of the time | 42 (12·8%) | 41 (10·0%) | 200 (48·1%) | 105 (24·1%) | 57 (10·4%) | 193 (32·0%) | 43 (9·3%) | 39 (6·5%) | 29 (6·2%) | 63 (11·4%) | 812 (16·8%) | ||
| Less than half the time | 4 (1·2%) | 26 (6·3%) | 70 (16·8%) | 32 (7·3%) | 86 (15·7%) | 138 (22·9%) | 38 (8·2%) | 28 (4·7%) | 34 (7·3%) | 39 (7·0%) | 495 (10·3%) | ||
| Over half the time | 23 (7·0%) | 32 (7·8%) | 22 (5·3%) | 64 (14·7%) | 129 (23·6%) | 56 (9·3%) | 93 (20·2%) | 109 (18·2%) | 39 (8·4%) | 107 (19·3%) | 674 (14·0%) | ||
| Most of the time | 142 (43·2%) | 209 (50·9%) | 46 (11·1%) | 184 (42·2%) | 167 (30·5%) | 167 (27·7%) | 71 (15·4%) | 280 (46·7%) | 145 (31·0%) | 187 (33·7%) | 1598 (33·1%) | ||
| All of the time | 116 (35·3%) | 97 (23·6%) | 8 (1·9%) | 48 (11·0%) | 106 (19·4%) | 5 (0·8%) | 215 (46·6%) | 128 (21·4%) | 141 (30·2%) | 158 (28·5%) | 1022 (21·2%) | ||
| Woke up fresh and rested | |||||||||||||
| At no time | 0 | 4 (1·0%) | 62 (14·9%) | 8 (1·8%) | 11 (2·0%) | 60 (10·0%) | 1 (0·2%) | 0 | 71 (15·2%) | 3 (0·5%) | 220 (4·6%) | ||
| Some of the time | 59 (17·9%) | 56 (13·6%) | 185 (44·5%) | 103 (23·6%) | 53 (9·7%) | 177 (29·4%) | 44 (9·5%) | 27 (4·5%) | 61 (13·1%) | 76 (13·7%) | 841 (17·4%) | ||
| Less than half the time | 15 (4·6%) | 23 (5·6%) | 85 (20·4%) | 26 (6·0%) | 79 (14·4%) | 132 (21·9%) | 43 (9·3%) | 30 (5·0%) | 39 (8·4%) | 40 (7·2%) | 512 (10·6%) | ||
| Over half the time | 33 (10·0%) | 27 (6·6%) | 14 (3·4%) | 65 (14·9%) | 115 (21·0%) | 46 (7·6%) | 88 (19·1%) | 115 (19·2%) | 21 (4·5%) | 109 (19·6%) | 633 (13·1%) | ||
| Most of the time | 158 (48·0%) | 204 (49·6%) | 61 (14·7%) | 190 (43·6%) | 203 (37·1%) | 183 (30·3%) | 71 (15·4%) | 315 (52·6%) | 135 (28·9%) | 193 (34·8%) | 1713 (35·5%) | ||
| All of the time | 64 (19·5%) | 97 (23·6%) | 9 (2·2%) | 44 (10·1%) | 86 (15·7%) | 5 (0·8%) | 214 (46·4%) | 112 (18·7%) | 140 (30·0%) | 134 (24·1%) | 905 (18·8%) | ||
| Daily life filled with things that interest me | |||||||||||||
| At no time | 0 | 6 (1·5%) | 45 (10·8%) | 15 (3·4%) | 8 (1·5%) | 33 (5·5%) | 0 | 5 (0·8%) | 73 (15·6%) | 3 (0·5%) | 188 (3·9%) | ||
| Some of the time | 40 (12·2%) | 97 (23·6%) | 162 (38·9%) | 143 (32·8%) | 56 (10·2%) | 178 (29·5%) | 46 (10·0%) | 40 (6·7%) | 42 (9·0%) | 70 (12·6%) | 874 (18·1%) | ||
| Less than half the time | 10 (3·0%) | 19 (4·6%) | 90 (21·6%) | 59 (13·5%) | 73 (13·3%) | 86 (14·3%) | 44 (9·5%) | 46 (7·7%) | 38 (8·1%) | 38 (6·8%) | 503 (10·4%) | ||
| Over half the time | 29 (8·8%) | 43 (10·5%) | 23 (5·5%) | 71 (16·3%) | 140 (25·6%) | 66 (10·9%) | 93 (20·2%) | 93 (15·5%) | 30 (6·4%) | 106 (19·1%) | 694 (14·4%) | ||
| Most of the time | 144 (43·8%) | 181 (44·0%) | 80 (19·2%) | 120 (27·5%) | 179 (32·7%) | 223 (37·0%) | 67 (14·5%) | 316 (52·8%) | 128 (27·4%) | 194 (35·0%) | 1632 (33·8%) | ||
| All of the time | 106 (32·2%) | 65 (15·8%) | 16 (3·8%) | 28 (6·4%) | 91 (16·6%) | 17 (2·8%) | 211 (45·8%) | 99 (16·5%) | 156 (33·4%) | 144 (25·9%) | 933 (19·3%) | ||
| WHO-5 score | |||||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 74·4 (22·7) | 71·3 (22·8) | 33·6 (23·1) | 58·8 (21·8) | 64·8 (22·8) | 45·9 (23·5) | 76·2 (25·5) | 73·1 (17·1) | 62·4 (30·8) | 70·8 (23·5) | 63·0 (26·7) | ||
| Range | 20–100 | 12–100 | 0–100 | 12–100 | 12–100 | 0–100 | 20–100 | 12–100 | 0–100 | 8–100 | 0–100 | ||
Data are n (%), unless otherwise stated. MUSE=Measuring Urban Sanitation and Empowerment. WASHPaLS=Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability. PROMIS=Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System. WHO-5=WHO-Five Well-Being Index.