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. 2018 Jan 12;8:647. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13801-6

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the study population (n (%) unless otherwise noted).

Observations 8300
Number (%) with data by rounds (Total Population)
All rounds 7409 (89.4%)
Missed 1 653 (7.9%)
Missed 2 or more 238 (2.9%)
Number (%) with data by rounds (Children 0–5 years)
Households with child under 5 in any round 6606 (79.6%)
Households with child under 5 in all rounds 4591 (55.3%)
Altitude (meters), median (IQR) 1505 (1475, 1559)
Compound population (Mean), median (IQR) 7 (5, 9.6)
Household head or spouse in compound farming1 6212 (80.4%)
Number of cattle owned1, median (IQR) 1 (0, 3)
Number of sheep/goats owned1, median (IQR) 0 (0, 1)
Number of poultry owned1, median (IQR) 4 (1, 8)
Land ownership (acres)1, median (IQR) 1.25 (0.64, 2.75)
Water source1,2
Piped 2889 (37.3%)
Spring (protected or unprotected) 2841 (36.7%)
Well 1141 (13.7%)
Other 1113 (14.4%)
Distance to river (meters), median (IQR) 2807 (1411, 3921)
Distance to road (meters), median (IQR) 267 (117, 485)
Distance to health facility (meters), median (IQR) 2771 (1859, 3748)

1Household characteristics (N = 7713). 2Multiple water sources per compound are possible.