Table 1.
Background characteristics of the study population (N = 4,985)
| Characteristic | Mean |
|---|---|
| Individual characteristics | |
| Age, years (mean) | 11.11 |
| Female (%) | 46.42 |
| Boarding at school (%) | 30.07 |
| Dong ethnic minority (%) | 45.72 |
| Miao ethnic minority (%) | 36.25 |
| Shui ethnic minority (%) | 3.71 |
| Zhuang ethnic minority (%) | 2.09 |
| Household characteristics | |
| Number of siblings | 1.24 |
| Pieces of durable assets | 8.19 |
| Parents are migrant workers (%) | 30.73 |
| Mother attended secondary school (%) | 6.97 |
| Father attended secondary school (%) | 11.89 |
| Sanitation and hygiene | |
| Washes hands before eating (%) | 86.63 |
| Washes hands after using toilet (%) | 89.23 |
| Drinks boiled water only (%) | 10.66 |
| Wears shoes while playing outside (%) | 35.41 |
| House has dirt floor (%) | 13.69 |
| House has dirt-based latrine (%) | 17.92 |
| Family uses feces as fertilizer (%) | 68.05 |