Table 4.
Follow-up characteristics by arsenic tester village
| Characteristics | Community tester villages (N = 487) | Outside tester villages (N = 483) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respondent follow-up arsenic knowledge quiz score |
14.3 ± 3.2(4–20) |
14.0 ± 3.6(4–20) |
0.2447 |
|
Number of times met with arsenic tester(%) | |||
| 1 Time |
23 |
29 |
<0.0001 |
| 2 Times |
18 |
36 |
|
| 3 Times |
11 |
22 |
|
| 4 or more times |
48 |
13 |
|
|
Switching status (%) |
|
|
|
| Did Not Switch |
56 |
37 |
<.0001 |
| Switched |
44 |
63 |
|
|
Reason for switching, amoung those unsafe well users who switched(%) (N = 287) | |||
| Previous tubewell was unsafe for arsenic |
87 |
95 |
0.121 |
| Previous tubewell broken |
4 |
<1 |
|
| Too many people using previous tubewell |
<1 |
<1 |
|
| Dug a new tubewell |
4 |
<1 |
|
| Did not like the taste of previous tubewell |
2 |
<1 |
|
| Did not like the color of previous tubewell |
2 |
1 |
|
| None of these |
<1 |
1 |
|
|
Reason for not switching, amoung those unsafe well users who did not switched(%) (N = 256) | |||
| Distance of the safe tubewell was too far |
54 |
58 |
0.087 |
| Family owns its own tubewell and doesn't wish to impose on others |
15 |
23 |
|
| Arsenic safe well had too many users |
5 |
2 |
|
| Safe well owner near home does not want to share |
14 |
9 |
|
| Physical Limitation |
5 |
2 |
|
| Alternative well had bad taste |
3 |
1 |
|
| Alternative well had unusual color |
1 |
2 |
|
| None of these |
1 |
4 |
|
|
Follow-up creatinine-adjusted urinary As [μg/g Cr (Mean ± SD(range))] |
163 ±157(17–1241) |
128 ± 150(24–1905) |
<.0001 |
| Number of arsenic test conducted | 835 | 675 | 0.0069 |
*P-values were calculated using a chi-square test for categorical variables and a 2 sample t-test for continuous variables 1. Urinary Arsenic were log-transformed.