Table 3.
Environmental conditions of study participants according to health status
| Variables | Frequency/%
|
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (n=218) n=33.3% |
Controls (n=437) n=66.7% |
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| Adult respondents (n) | |||
| 1–5 | 182 (28%) | 422 (64%) | 604 (92%) |
| 6–10 | 33 (5%) | 15 (2%) | 48 (7%) |
| >10 | 3 (0.45%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.45%) |
| Rooms (n) | |||
| 1 | 148 (23%) | 178 (27%) | 326 (49.8%) |
| 2–4 | 70 (11%) | 257 (39%) | 327 (49.9%) |
| >4 | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.05%) | 2 (0.3%) |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 103 (47.1%) | 276 (63.2%) | 379 (60.6%) |
| Rural | 87 (39.9%) | 153 (70.2%) | 240 (36.6%) |
| Slum | 28 (12.8%) | 8 (1.8%) | 36 (5.5%) |
| TB contact history | |||
| Yes | 147 (67%) | 83 (19%) | 230 (35%) |
| No | 71 (33%) | 354 (81%) | 425 (65%) |
| House types | |||
| Thatched | 67 (31%) | 40 (9%) | 107 (16%) |
| Corrugated | 151 (69%) | 397 (91%) | 548 (84%) |
| Floor types | |||
| Cement/concrete | 93 (43%) | 357 (82%) | 450 (69%) |
| Earth/not cemented | 125 (57%) | 80 (18%) | 205 (31%) |
| Ceiling | |||
| Yes | 23 (32%) | 130 (30%) | 153 (23%) |
| No | 195 (89%) | 307 (70%) | 502 (77%) |
| Wall types | |||
| Bricks | 10 (5%) | 46 (11%) | 56 (9%) |
| Mud | 208 (95%) | 391 (89%) | 599 (91%) |
| Electricity | |||
| Yes | 90 (41.3%) | 370 (84.7%) | 460 (70.2%) |
| No | 128 (58.7%) | 67 (15.3%) | 195 (29.8%) |
| Water source | |||
| Protected | 89 (40.8%) | 351 (80.2%) | 440 (67.2%) |
| Not protected | 129 (59.2%) | 86 (19.8%) | 215 (32.8%) |
| Latrine | |||
| Yes | 80 (36.7%) | 413 (95%) | 493 (75.3%) |
| No | 138 (63.3%) | 24 (5%) | 162 (24.7%) |
| Waste disposal system | |||
| Inside the compound | 161 (73.9%) | 210 (48%) | 371 (57%) |
| Outside the compound | 57 (26%) | 227 (52%) | 284 (43%) |
| Animal manure | |||
| Yes | 124 (57%) | 346 (79%) | 470 (72%) |
| No | 94 (43%) | 91 (21%) | 185 (28%) |
| Wood utilization | |||
| Yes | 6 (3%) | 44 (52%) | 50 (8%) |
| No | 212 (97%) | 393 (90%) | 605 (92%) |
Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.