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. 2011 Jun 7;5(6):e1184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001184

Table 4. Factors related to footwear and personal hygiene.

Feature Category Male Female Overall
Access to water for washing feet Perceived to have access to enough water (n, %) 88 (98.0) 230 (95.0) 318 (95.5)
Minutes' walk to access water for washing (mean, s.d.) 9.5 (7.0) 10.2(9.0) 10.0 (8.5)
Foot washing habit Practice of washing feet at least once per day (n, %) 86 (94.0) 227 (95.0) 313 (94.8)
Frequency of washing feet per day (mean, s.d.) 1.7 (0.8) 1.7 (0.8) 1.7 (0.8)
Frequency of washing feet with soap per week (mean, s.d.) 4.7 (2.7) 5.2 (3.4) 5.1 (3.2)
Practice of washing feet with soap daily (n, %) 43 (50.0) 139 (61.0) 182 (58.2)
Footwear history Has ever worn footwear (n, %) 88 (98.0) 215 (95.0) 303 (96.0)
Age footwear first worn (mean, s.d.) 22.8(15.3) 22.9 (16.3) 22.9 (15.9)
Worn footwear at time of interview (n, %) 85(94.0) 218 (90.5) 303 (91.0)
Pairs of shoes owned (mean, s.d.) 1.8 (0.92) 1.7(0.85) 1.7 (0.87)
Pairs of shoes needed per year (mean, s.d.) 2.9 (0.9) 2.8 (0.9) 2.8(0.9)
Type of footwear at time of interview (n, %) Hard plastic 40 (43.5) 78 (32.4) 118 (35.4)
EVA 21 (22.8) 72 (29.9 93 (27.9)
Canvas 6 (6.5) 44 (18.3) 50 (15.0)
Leather 18 (19.6) 21 (8.7) 39 (12.0)
Barefoot 7 (7.6) 23 (9.5) 30 (9.0)
Situations when shoes are not worn (n, %) In the field 20 (21.7) 41 (16.7) 61 (18.2)
During rainy season 14 (15.2) 31(12.7) 45 (13.4)
At home 11 (12.0) 26 (10.6) 37 (11.0)
Never walks barefoot 62 (67.4) 159 (64.9) 221 (66.0)