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. 2014 Dec 12;11(12):13047–13064. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111213047

Table 1.

Household characteristics by community a.

Characteristics HC (n = 64) HP (n = 38) HY (n = 91) HT (n = 104) HS (n = 40)
n [%] n [%] n [%] n [%] n [%]
Housing Type b
 Concrete 0 [0] 6 [15.8] 9 [9.9] 30 [29.1] 15 [37.5]
 Chinese-Tiled 0 [0] 1 [2.6] 82 [90.1] 72 [69.9] 22 [55.0]
 Traditional 59 [100] 31 [81.6] 0 [0.0] 1 [1.0] 3 [7.5]
Toilet c
 Inside 1 [1.6] 3 [8.1] 62 [68.9] 77 [74.8] 35 [92.1]
 Outside 61 [98.4] 34 [91.9] 28 [31.1] 26 [25.2] 3 [7.9]

a HC, HP, HY, HT and HS are names of the study communities; b Housing was classified into: concrete housing, plastered housing with Han-style roof tiles, and traditional housing (wooden or bamboo housing); c The toilet inside category includes toilets constructed for that purpose. The toilet outside category includes defecation or urination in any of the following places: river, stream, creek, sea, yard, bush, and forest.