Table 1.

Comparison of sample characteristics and housing condition between transitional camps and permanent housing project.

Demographics		Transitional camp (n = 156)	Housing project (n = 147)	P
Age		37.0 (S.D. 11.8)	38.8 (S.D. 15.1)	0.76
Sex	Male	37% (57)	44% (64)	0.21
	Female	63% (99)	56% (83)
Marital status	Single	5.8% (9)	6.9% (10)
	Married	80.5 (124)	85.5% (124)	0.17
	Widowed	11.0% (17)	7.6% (11)
	Divorced	2.6% (4)	-
Males that smoke tobacco		61.4% (35)	40.1% (26)	0.02
Males that use alcohol Use		37.5% (21)	26.6% (17)	0.20
Household level (means)
Monthly income		Rs 6921 (S.D. 3830)	Rs 7356 (S.D. 3970)	0.34
Unemployment rates	Male	7% (4)	7.9% (8)	0.87
	Female	82.8% (82)	80.7% (67)	0.85
Adults		2.8 (S.D. 1.2)	2.7 (S.D. 1.1)	0.22
Children		1.4 (S.D. 1.0)	1.7 (S.D. 1.3)	0.093
People/room		3.4 (S.D. 1.5)	1.1 (0.4)	<0.001
Housing conditions
Leaking house		48.7% (76)	53.7% (79)	0.38
Flood when rains	All of the time	5.1% (8)	0.7% (1)
	Some of the time	47.4% (74)	9% (13)	<0.001
	None of the time	47.4% (74)	90.3% (131)
Damp	Very	3.2% (5)	0
	Quite	59.0% (92)	17.2% (25)	<0.001
	None	37.8% (59)	59.5% (120)
Mould	Very	5.1% (8)	0
	Quite	22.4% (35)	13.8% (20)	0.002
	None	72.4% (113)	86.2% (125)
Cooking fuel	Wood	61.3% (92)	81.9% (118)
	Gas	5.3% (8)	1.4% (2)	0.003
	Kerosene	31.3% (2)	15.3 (22)
	Combination	1.5% (2)	1.4% (2)
Drinking water source	Private piped	0	39.5% (58)
	Communal piped	87.8% (136)	36.1% (53)	<0.001
	Communal well	0	24.5% (36)
	Bowser	12.3% (19)	0
Toilet location	Private, inside house	0	67.3% (99)
	Private, outside house	0	32.7% (48)	<0.001
	Communal	100% (156)	0
Number using toilet		222.6 (S.D. 208.2)	4.4 (S.D. 1.8)	<0.001