Table 3.

Household and mother's water and soap usage in peri-urban households, Lima, Peru

	Median	Mean	SD	Range
Total household stored-water use (l)	73.0	89.4	61.7	(18.0–403.0)
Domestic water usage of mothers (l)
Washing clothes	0.0	15.1	28.4	(0.0–155.0)
Washing raw foods	5.5	6.4	4.5	(0.0–24.8)
Cooking foods	3.0	3.2	2.7	(0.0–13.0)
Washing dishes/utensils	12.7	14.6	11.0	(0.0–52.0)
Cleaning house	0.0	1.3	3.1	(0.0–19.5)
Rinsing water containers	0.0	1.3	5.0	(0.0–37.0)
Hygiene water usage of mothers (l)
Washing hands	1.0	1.6	2.3	(0.0–15.6)
Bathing	0.5	2.4	4.1	(0.0–18.0)
Cleaning teeth (rinsing mouth)	0.0	0.1	0.2	(0.0–2.0)
Rinsing toilet after use	0.0	2.3	5.7	(0.0–30.2)
Total water use of mothers (l)	40.5	48.5	29.7	(6.0–161.2)
Total household soap use (g)	30.0	91.5	161.2	(0.0–960.0)
Soap type (g)
Bath soap	0.0	4.7	11.7	(0.0–100.0)
Shampoo	0.0	3.7	9.2	(0.0–50.0)
Laundry soap	0.0	17.5	49.3	(0.0–255.0)
Detergent	10.0	65.4	148.0	(0.0–960.0)