Table 1.
Characteristics of the study households (N = 405) in Nhat Tan and Hoang Tay communes, Hanam province, Vietnam, 2009-2010
| No | Characteristics of the surveyed household | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Socio-economic status | |
| - poor households | 134 (33) | |
| 2 | Water sources and sanitary and hygiene conditions | |
| - tap water | 180 (44) | |
| - drilled tube well water | 255 (63) | |
| - rainwater use | 351 (87) | |
| - single vault latrine | 225 (56) | |
| - septic tank | 129 (32) | |
| - poor sanitary condition | 143 (35) | |
| 3 | Exposed to human and animal excreta | |
| - composting of human excreta > 3 months before use | 131 (32) | |
| - use of human excreta as fertiliser in agriculture | 208 (51) | |
| - animals breeded | 341 (84) | |
| - animal excreta use as fertiliser in agriculture | 175 (43) | |
| 4 | Exposed to Nhue River water | |
| - Nhue River water use for field irrigation | 375 (93) |