Table 3.
Uptake of water treatment, sanitation, and hygiene improvements during the course of the trial, by intervention and control schools in Nyanza Province, Kenya, February 2007 and February 2009
| Variable | Baseline | Final | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (N = 20) | Control (N = 19) | Intervention (N = 20) | Control (N = 19) | ||
| School dry season water source is improved* | 7 (37%) | 8 (44%) | 8 (40%) | 11 (58%) | 0.63 |
| Drinking water provided | 6 (32%) | 8 (44%) | 17 (85%) | 6 (32%) | < 0.01 |
| Chlorine residual in drinking water | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (45%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.01† |
| Hand washing water available | 1 (5%) | 4 (22%) | 17 (85%) | 6 (32%) | < 0.01 |
| Soap available | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (25%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.01† |
| Mean (SD) pupils per latrine | 89 (87) | 60 (41) | 32 (13) | 52 (25) | 0.07 |
| Mean (SD) boys per latrine | 84 (98) | 62 (49) | 33 (12) | 46 (30) | 0.17 |
| Mean (SD) girls per latrine | 90 (84) | 64 (34) | 34 (18) | 61 (42) | 0.03 |
Values are n (%) or means (standard deviation).
*
Improved sources based on definitions established by the UNICEF and WHO Joint Monitoring Program.
†
P values compare intervention and control for final round using Fischer's exact test.