Table 1.
Individual and household level characteristics of all children included in the analysis.
| Characteristic |
Summer Sample Only |
Winter Sample Only |
Summer and Winter Samples |
All Sampled at Least Once |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual-level characteristics |
N = 63 | N = 30 | N = 47 | N = 140 | |
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 5.9 (2.9)a | 5.7 (3.0) | 5.1 (2.7) | 5.6 (2.8)a |
| Gender | Number (%) male | 40 (63.5%) | 7 (24.1%)a | 25 (53.2%) | 72 (51.8%)a |
| Number of stool samples provided | Number (%) with 1 sample | 30 (47.6%) | 12 (40.0%) | NA | NA |
| Number (%) with 2 samples | 33 (52.4%) | 18 (60.0%) | NA | NA | |
| Received prophylaxis | Number (%) receiving prophylaxis | 31 (49.2%) | 11 (36.7%) | 24 (51.1%) | 71 (50.7%) |
| Household-level characteristics | N = 39 | N = 16 | N = 35 | N = 90 | |
| Number of people living in the household | Median (IQR) | 4 (3-5) | 4 (3-5.5) | 4 (4-5)a | 4 (3-5)a |
| District of residence | Ventanilla | 10 (25.6) | 5 (31.3) | 15 (42.9) | 30 (33.3) |
| SJM | 18 (46.2) | 8 (50.0) | 14 (40.0) | 40 (44.5) | |
| VMT | 11 (28.2) | 3 (18.2) | 6 (17.1) | 20 (22.2) | |
| Animals or pets in house | Number with animals or pets (%) | 28 (71.8) | 13 (81.25) | 31 (88.6) | 72 (80.0) |
| Water source | Provisional | 10 (25.6) | 5 (31.25) | 15 (44.1) | 30 (33.7) |
| Truck/barrel/cistern/pilon | 29 (74.4) | 11 (68.75) | 19 (55.9)a | 59 (66.3)a | |
| Disposal of waste/excrement | Bucket/basin | 17 (43.6) | 5 (31.25) | 13 (37.1) | 35 (38.9) |
| Household latrine | 22 (56.4) | 11 (68.75) | 22 (62.9) | 55 (61.1) | |
| Water treatment | Not always treated | 5 (12.8) | 1 (6.25) | 5 (14.3) | 11 (12.2) |
| Treated by boiling or bleach | 34 (87.2) | 15 (93.75) | 30 (85.7) | 79 (87.8) | |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SJM, San Juan de Miraflores; VMT, Villa Maria del Triunfo.
a
Data missing for one participant or household.