Table 1.
Baseline and follow-up characteristics by arsenic tester village
| Characteristics | Community tester villages (N = 487) | Outside tester villages (N = 483) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (yrs) [Mean ± SD(Range)] |
36.3 ± 11.4 (18–102) |
37.8 ± 12.8(18–86) |
0.07 |
|
Gender (%) | |||
| Female |
99.8 |
100 |
0.32 |
|
Religion (%) |
|
|
|
| Muslim |
93 |
95 |
0.14 |
| Hindu |
7 |
5 |
|
|
Respondent can read and write (%) |
|
|
|
| Yes |
42 |
40 |
0.54 |
|
Head of household education (%) | |||
| No education |
52 |
55 |
0.23 |
|
Respondent baseline knowledge of arsenic quiz score mean ± SD(range) |
8.5 ± 3.0(0–18) |
8.4 ±2.9(0–17) |
0.77 |
|
Radio ownership (%) | |||
| Yes |
25 |
28 |
0.36 |
|
Land ownership (%) |
|
|
|
| No land ownership |
12 |
18 |
0.07 |
| Less than 1 Acre |
63 |
57 |
|
| 1 to 2 Acres |
25 |
25 |
|
|
Well ownership (%) | |||
| Yes |
82 |
75 |
0.01 |
|
Proportion of unsafe wells in respondent's village(%) | |||
| 0-60 % |
30 |
68 |
<.0001 |
|
Minutes to an arsenic safe drinking water source for unsafe well owners (%) (N = 587) | |||
| Less than or equal to 5 minutes |
68 |
32 |
<.0001 |
|
Arsenic status of tubewell | |||
| Safe |
39 |
49 |
0.004 |
|
Baseline water arsenic [μg/L(Mean ± SD(range))]1 |
124 ± 145 (0–500) |
117 ± 147 (0–500) |
0.66 |
| Baseline creatinine-adjusted urinary As [μg/g Cr (Mean ± SD(range))]1 | 178 ± 122.0(9–901) | 143 ±132(18–1060) | 0.0002 |
*P-values were calculated using a chi-square test for categorical variables and a 2 sample t-test for continuous variables.
1. Water and Urinary Arsenic were log-transformed.