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. 2012 Dec 27;11:114. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-114

Table 2.

Personal and household characteristics of participants at enrollment

 
Single-dose only group
All participants
  Non-pregnant Pregnant P Non-pregnant Pregnant Pa
# Enrolled
18
13
 
34
27
 
Month of enrollment
July-August, 2009
18 (100 %)
5 (38 %)
<0.001
33 (97%)
5 (19%)
<0.001
Sept-Oct 2009
0
8 (62 %)
 
1 (3%)
8 (30%)
 
February 2010
0
0
 
0
14 (52%)
 
Age (years), Mean (±SD)
23.9 (±3.8)
20.9 (±2.7)
0.022
24.2 (±4.1)
21.6 (±2.9)
0.006
Married
11 (61%)
13 (100%)
0.025
23 (68%)
27 (100%)
0.001
Education level attained
None
1 (6%)
2 (15%)
0.750
3 (9%)
6 (22%)
0.293
Primary
11 (61%)
7 (54%)
 
21 (62%)
16 (59%)
Secondary or higher
6 (33%)
4 (31%)
 
10 (29%)
5 (19%)
Husband’s education level
None
2 (18%)
3 (23%)
1.000
2 (9%)
4 (15%)
0.786
Primary
4 (36%)
4 (31%)
 
10 (43%)
13 (48%)
Secondary or higher
5 (45%)
6 (46%)
 
11 (48%)
10 (37%)
Home ownership
6 (33%)
1 (8%)
0.191
7 (21%)
2 (7%)
0.276
House constructed from cement, brick or tileb
Floor
18 (100%)
11 (85%)
0.168
33 (98%)
22 (81%)
0.079
Walls
16 (89%)
10 (77%)
0.625
30 (88%)
18 (67%)
0.042
Roof
6 (33%)
6 (46%)
0.710
13 (38%)
7 (26%)
0.412
Height (cm), mean (±SD) 149.7 (±3.7) 150.3 (±3.9) 0.685 150.8 (±4.3) 150.5 (±4.3) 0.758

a. ANOVA for comparisons of continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.

b. In comparison to tin or natural materials (e.g., earth, bamboo).