Table 2.

Mean BMI and Hb concentration and rates of underweight and anemia according to type of household sanitation facility^*

	Improved sanitation facility†	Non-improved sanitation facility‡	P value
Total, n (%)	221 (41)	323 (59)
BMI (kg/m2)	19.9 ± 3.0	19.4 ± 2.3	0.013
Hb (g/L)	118 ± 12	114 ± 14	0.001
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)	74 (34)	117 (36)	0.511
Anemia (Hb < 110 g/L)	56 (25)	109 (34)	0.036

BMI = body mass index; Hb = hemoglobin.

^*Total N = 544. Values are mean ± standard deviation or n (%). t tests and χ² tests were used to compare means and proportions between groups, respectively.

^†Closed pit latrine.

^‡Open defecation.