Table 2.
Participation in ore processing within family compounds by village [no. (%)].
| Activity | Village A (n = 53)a | Village B (n = 65)a | Both villages (n = 118)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participate in ≥ 1 activities | 42 (79) | 42 (65) | 84 (71) | |||
| Rock breaking | 29 (55) | 39 (60) | 68 (58) | |||
| Rock grinding | 10 (19) | 15 (23) | 25 (21) | |||
| Rock washing | 27 (51) | 27 (42) | 54 (46) | |||
| Rock drying | 33 (62)* | 29 (45)* | 62 (53) | |||
| Rock separating | 22 (42) | 30 (46) | 52 (44) | |||
| Rock melting | 22 (42) | 32 (49) | 54 (46) | |||
| Mean number of activities | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | |||
| aNumber of compounds. *p < 0.05. | ||||||