Table 4.

Socio-economic Differences Between the Mountains and Plains of the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Primary Health Care Service Area

Indicator	Mountains	Plains	Level of statistical significance of difference between mountains and plains for the indicator
Percentage of population 15 years and older with no formal education	70.9 (1,332/1,878) [68.8–73.0]	38.3 (697/1,820) [36.1–40.6]	p < 0.01
Percentage of homes with no electricity	99.9 (695/696) [99.2–100.0]	79.3 (487/614) [75.9–82.5]	p < 0.01
Percentage of homes with no latrine or indoor sanitation	87.1 (606/696) [84.3–89.5]	45.8 (281/614) [41.8–49.8]	p < 0.01
Percentage of homes with no access to a protected source of drinking water	95.6 (665/696) [93.7–97.0]	63.4 (389/614) [59.4–67.2]	p < 0.01

95% confidence intervals are shown in brackets.

Source: 2000 household knowledge, practices and coverage survey