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. 2018 Feb;2(2):e83–e94. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30010-X

Table 1.

Characteristics of study households in Nagongera, Uganda

Year
p value
2013 2016
Number of households 107 86 ··
Wealth index tertile ·· ·· 0·75
Poorest 35 (35·0%) 29 (33·7%) ··
Middle 32 (32·0%) 29 (33·7%) ··
Least poor 33 (33·0%) 28 (32·6%) ··
Main floor material ·· ·· 0·75
Earth, sand, or dung 89 (83·2%) 73 (84·9%) ··
Bricks, tiles, or cement 18 (16·8%) 13 (15·1%) ··
Main roof material ·· ·· 0·12
Thatched 40 (37·4%) 23 (26·7%) ··
Tiles or metal 67 (62·6%) 63 (73·3%) ··
Main wall material ·· ·· 0·0001
Mud 82 (76·6%) 43 (50·0%) ··
Cement, wood, or metal 25 (23·4%) 43 (50·0%) ··
Eaves ·· ·· 0·05
Open 51 (47·7%) 29 (33·7%) ··
Closed 56 (52·3%) 57 (66·3%) ··
House type* ·· ·· 0·001
Traditional 82 (76·6%) 47 (54·7%) ··
Modern 25 (23·4%) 39 (45·4%) ··

Data are n (%).

*

Modern houses were defined as those with a cement, wood, or metal wall, tiled or metal roof, and closed eaves; all other houses were defined as traditional.