Table 1.
Characteristics of households, women, and children of the study population in rural Sylhet, Bangladesh
| Characteristic* | Overall, % or mean (SD) | Control, % or mean (SD) | Intervention, % or mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household characteristics | |||
| Intervention allocation | |||
| Control | 47 | – | – |
| Intervention | 53 | – | – |
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 75 | 73 | 77 |
| Hindu | 25 | 27 | 23 |
| No. of household members† | 7.2 (3.4) | 7.3 (3.3) | 7.0 (3.4) |
| Wealth at baseline‡ | |||
| Poorest | 25 | 26 | 23 |
| Lower | 23 | 26 | 21 |
| Middle | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| Upper | 19 | 17 | 22 |
| Wealthiest | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Wealth at endline§ | |||
| Poorest | 29 | 32 | 26 |
| Lower | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Middle | 19 | 16 | 22 |
| Upper | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| Wealthiest | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Access to a functional handwashing station at endlineǁ | 58 | 56 | 60 |
| Access to basic sanitation facilities at endline¶ | 57 | 56 | 57 |
| Women characteristics | |||
| Age at baseline, years | 22.8 (3.9) | 22.7 (3.8) | 23.0 (3.9) |
| Education# | |||
| None | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Partial/compete primary | 47 | 48 | 46 |
| Partial secondary or more | 39 | 38 | 39 |
| Children characteristics | |||
| Age at endline stool collection survey, months | 12.9 (6.5) | 12.5 (6.3) | 13.2 (6.5) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 54 | 55 | 54 |
| Female | 46 | 45 | 46 |
N = 574; n = 270 (control), n = 304 (intervention).
If not indicated otherwise, characteristics were collected during the baseline survey in 2015.
For number of household members, n = 546; missing data, n = 28.
For wealth at baseline, n = 562; missing data, n = 12.
For wealth at endline, functional handwashing station, and access to latrines, n = 570; missing data, n = 4.
A functional handwashing station is equipped with water, detergent, and a pouring device.
Access to basic sanitation facilities includes flush/pour flush toilets connected to a piped sewer system, septic tanks or pit latrines, pit latrines with slabs (including ventilated pit latrines), and composting toilets not shared with other households.
Partial/complete primary education consists of up to 5 years of schooling. Partial secondary or more education consists of up to 10 years of schooling or higher education.