Table 1.

Household water treatment practices among women with children <5 years old across eight villages in Rwampara District, southwest Uganda (N = 274)

Variables	Participants		Boils Household Water to Make Safer for Consumption
	n	%	n	%
Total	274	100	221	81
Age, Years
18–29	66	24	52	79
30–39	121	44	98	81
40–49	70	26	56	80
≥50	15	6	13	87
Education	66	24	52	79
None/Some Primary Education	118	43	83	70
Completed Primary Education or More	156	57	138	88
Marital Status
Not Married/Cohabiting	40	15	34	85
Married/Cohabiting as if Married	234	85	187	80
Household Asset Wealth
1st (Quintile Poorest)	73	27	50	68
2nd Quintile	67	24	52	78
3rd Quintile	58	21	49	84
4th Quintile	43	16	37	86
5th (Quintile Least Poor)	33	12	33	100
Main Source for Household Drinking Water
Gravity Flow Scheme	88	32	67	76
Other Kind of Tap	47	17	38	81
Well	57	21	52	91
Spring	68	25	51	75
Other	14	5	13	93
Acceptable Quality of Water is Primary Reason for Water Source
No	151	55	124	82
Yes	91	33	72	79
Unknown	32	12	25	78
Household Water Insecurity
Secure	120	47	94	78
Mild	25	10	22	88
Moderate	66	26	50	76
Severe	44	17	36	82
Neighbors’ Reports of Own Household Water Treatment Practices
All Neighbors Take At Least One Action to Make Water Safer	119	43	106	89
Has One or More Neighbors Who Take No Action to Make Water Safer	142	52	105	74
Has No Close Neighbors	13	5	10	77
Diarrhea in Past 2 Weeks
No	260	95	208	80
Yes	14	5	13	93