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. 2014 Oct 2;11(10):10292–10309. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111010292

Table 1.

Main variables for understanding disease occurrences related to household exposure.

Variables Description Indicator
Health Environment
Socioeconomic status Poor or wealthy x x
Living place Residential area or poor settlement x x
Solid waste discharged Close/far (10–50 m) to the household and surrounding activities (restaurants) x x
Wastewater released In open drainage or septic tanks x x
Household drinking water source Wells or taps x x
Access to safe sanitation facilities Pit latrine or septic tank influence disease occurrences? x
Type of reference diseases Malaria, typhoid, diarrheal cases x
Vegetables crops from the urban agriculture using contaminated wastewater Salad crop, carotene, cucumber, tomatoes x