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. 2016 Apr 14;16:322. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2976-2

Table 1.

Description of data sets

Data set Data level Data description Sample size (n) Sampling frame Data use
1 Individual Hematuria via dipstick; name; age; grade; school 260 boys 442 boys enrolled in school (3–19 years) Data set 1 was used to describe UGS prevalence at the community level. It was also matched with data sets 2, 3, and 4 and used to determine whether infected children had poorer access to boreholes and/or better access to the river.
255 girls 368 girls enrolled in school (3–19 years)
2 Household GPS coordinates of household 394 households 395 households Household data (data set 2) was matched to the infection status of children (data set 1). Household data (data set 2) was also matched with borehole and river data (data sets 3 and 4) to assess household access to water sources.
Demographic info. for children in household 394 households
Household water use preferences 247 households
Household attitudes re. UGS 206 households
3 Borehole GPS coordinates; turbidity; E. coli; total coliforms; O&M observations 8 boreholes 8 boreholes Borehole data (data set 3) was matched with data sets 1 and 2 to assess access by children and households.
4 River Access Point GPS coordinates 9 access points 9 river access points River data (data set 4) was used with both household data (data set 2) and infection data (data set 1).
5 Community Notes from focus group discussions 13 focus groups adults and older teenagers (~1,200) Data from all focus groups was assessed at the community level.