Table 3.
Population characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Total censused population | 5580 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2726 (48.9) |
| Female | 2854 (51.1) |
| Age (years) | |
| 1–9 | 1554 (27.8) |
| ≥15 | 3121 (55.9) |
| Examined children (1–9 years) characteristics | 1432 |
| Dirt on the face | 77 (5.4) |
| Ocular discharge | 35 (2.4) |
| Nasal discharge | 210 (14.7) |
| Flies on face at time of examination | 5 (0.3) |
| Examined adult (≥15 years) characteristics | 3121 |
| Household head characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2564 (82.2) |
| Female | 557 (17.8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Diola | 2573 (82.4) |
| Peulh | 98 (3.1) |
| Mandingue | 164 (5.3) |
| Other | 286 (9.2) |
| Occupation | |
| Agriculture | 2068 (66.3) |
| Trader | 140 (4.5) |
| Teacher | 109 (3.5) |
| No activity | 123 (3.9) |
| Other | 681 (21.8) |
| Whether attended formal education | |
| Yes | 1690 (54.2) |
| No | 1429 (45.8) |
| Highest education level reached | |
| Primary | 997 (59.0) |
| Secondary | 621 (36.7) |
| University | 72 (4.3) |
| Household characteristics | |
| Access to a latrine (shared or private) | |
| Yes | 2754 (88.4) |
| No | 360 (11.6) |
| Latrine ownership | |
| Shared | 1312 (47.6) |
| Private | 1442 (52.4) |
| Principal water source | |
| Well inside household | 925 (29.7) |
| Tap inside household | 444 (14.2) |
| Uncovered well outside household | 1590 (51.0) |
| Outside covered well with pump | 67 (2.1) |
| Outside tap | 51 (1.6) |
| Other | 42 (1.3) |
| Habitual time to fetch waterb | |
| Less than time to cook rice | 2811 (90.4) |
| Same as the time to cook rice | 190 (6.1) |
| More than the time to cook rice | 110 (3.5) |
aWhere data were missing, percentages are based on denominators for which data are available
bTime was contextualised as the time to cook rice (approximately 30 min)