Table 1.
Demographics and behavioral characteristics of children aged 0 to 15 years, living in a substandard settlement in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
| Variables | Number of participants (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 186 (50.7) |
| Female | 181 (49.3) |
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| Age group | |
| 0–5 | 133 (36.2) |
| 6–10 | 135 (36.8) |
| 11–15 | 99 (27.0) |
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| Number of household members | |
| ≤5 | 157 (52.3) |
| >5 | 143 (47.7) |
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| Toilet type in use | |
| No toilet | 43 (14.4) |
| Indoor toilet with flush | 174 (58.0) |
| Indoor toilet without flush | 22 (7.3) |
| Pit latrine with water | 37 (12.3) |
| Pit latrine | 24 (8.0) |
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| Social status∗ | |
| C1 | 2 (0.7) |
| C2 | 21 (7.0) |
| D | 141 (47.0) |
| E | 136 (45.3) |
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| Family income (MW∗∗/family/month) | |
| Unknown | 44 (14.7) |
| <1 | 97 (32.3) |
| 1 | 91 (30.3) |
| 1-2 | 50 (16.7) |
| 2-3 | 16 (5.3) |
| 3–5 | 2 (0.7) |
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| Footwear use | |
| Yes | 123 (41.0) |
| No | 177 (59.0) |
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| Contact with natural water sources | |
| Yes | 88 (29.3) |
| No | 212 (70.7) |
∗Economic classification proposed by ABEP [10]; ∗∗MW: minimum wage.