Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of respondent/head of household, eligible child, and household water source and sanitation information

Variable	Matched Cases (N = 35)	Controls (N = 140)	P-Value
Demographic characteristics of respondent or head of household
Female sex (n, %)	28 (80)	111 (79)	1.00
Age 30 − 39 years (n, %)	22 (63)	71 (51)	0.27
Nonprofessional occupation (n, %)*	34 (96)	130 (93)	0.66
Middle school or lower education (n, %)†	25 (71)	71 (51)	0.04
Demographic characteristics of eligible child
Female sex (n, %)	12 (34)	69 (49)	0.16
Age under 5 years (n, %)	8 (23)	33 (23)	1.00
Household characteristics
Three- to four-person household (n, %)	20 (57)	72 (51)	0.68
Improved water source (n, %)‡	35 (100)	139 (99)	1.00
Flush toilet (n, %)	29 (83)	122 (87)	0.81
No. who share toilet with people outside their family (n, %)	5 (14)	17 (12)	0.99
Handwashing facility (n, %)§	35 (100)	131 (94)	0.30
Electricity in home (n, %)	35 (100)	139 (99)	1.00

^*Nonprofessional occupation includes unskilled workers, trade workers, and skilled workers.

^† Middle school or lower education includes no formal education through Grade 10.

^‡ Improved water source is defined as piped into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tube well or borehole; protected well; or protected spring.

^§ Handwashing facility is defined as a place in the home or right outside the home where one is able to wash hands.