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. 2016 Jun 4;13(6):563. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13060563

Table 1.

Characteristics of sample participants, households, and compounds.

Characteristic Mean (SD) or Frequency (%)
Total
(n = 148)
3–6 Months
(n = 21)
6–12 Months
(n = 104)
12–24 Months
(n = 23)
Child characteristics
Male 77 (51.7) 13 (61.9) 53 (51.0) 11 (47.8)
Age in months 8.3 (3.1) 4.5 (0.7) 7.81 (1.5) 14.2 (1.4)
Mobility
 Sit only 82 (55.7) 21 (100.0) 60 (57.7) 1 (4.3)
 Crawl 50 (33.6) 0 (0) 43 (41.3) 7 (30.4)
 Walk 16 (10.7) 0 (0) 1 (1.0) 15 (65.2)
Hand dominance
 No dominant hand 80 (54.4) 9 (42.9) 55 (52.9) 16 (69.6)
 Right hand dominant 61 (40.9) 12 (57.1) 44 (42.3) 5 (21.7)
 Left hand dominant 7 (4.7) 0 (0) 5 (4.8) 2 (8.7)
Household characteristics
Study arm (Number of households)
 Control 49 (32.9) 7 (33.3) 36 (34.6) 6 (26.1)
 Sanitation 49 (33.6) 7 (33.3) 31 (29.8) 11 (47.8)
 Water + sanitation + hygiene 50 (33.6) 7 (33.3) 37 (35.6) 6 (26.1)
Number of people in compound 12.2 (6.9) 13.4 (7.0) 12.8 (7.2) 8.8 (3.3)
Number of children <5 in compound 2.0 (1.1) 1.8 (1.2) 2.0 (1.2) 1.7 (0.8)
Number of children <5 in household 1.4 (0.6) 1.3 (0.7) 1.4 (0.6) 1.3 (0.6)
Mother’s years of formal education 5.8 (3.5) 5.0 (2.6) 5.6 (3.6) 7.7 (2.4)
Has electricity 84 (56.4) 13 (61.9) 57 (54.8) 14 (60.9)
Roof of tin 91 (61.7) 18 (85.7) 67 (64.4) 6 (26.1)
Owns a mobile phone 121 (81.9) 18 (85.7) 81 (77.9) 22 (95.7)
Household has dirt floor 126 (85.2) 20 (95.2) 91 (87.5) 15 (65.2)
Courtyard has dirt floor 146 (98.7) 21 (100.0) 103 (99.0) 22 (95.7)
Child feces observed in courtyard 7 (4.7) 0 (0) 5 (4.8) 2 (8.7)
Animal feces observed in courtyard 147 (99.3) 21 (100.0) 103 (99.0) 23 (100.0)