Table 2.
Demographic and household characteristics of cohort participants. Numbers may not add up to the total of participants in all columns, as some data were not available for all participants or households
| All cohort participants, N (%) | Participants with influenza‐like illness, N (%) | Participants with Influenza A or B virus, N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| F | 5287 (50·6) | 245 (53·1) | 41 (47·1) |
| M | 5168 (49·4) | 216 (46·9) | 46 (52·9) |
| Residents/room | |||
| <1/room | 3773 (39·1) | 136 (30·3) | 36 (42·4) |
| 1–1·9/room | 4408 (45·6) | 205 (45·7) | 29 (34·1) |
| 2–2·9/room | 1440 (15·4) | 108 (24·0) | 20 (23·5) |
| House construction | |||
| Brick/concrete | 3650 (37·6) | 138 (31·0) | 29 (34·1) |
| Wood | 1988 (20·5) | 120 (27·0) | 21 (24·7) |
| Mixed | 4072 (41·9) | 186 (41·9) | 35 (41·2) |
| Roof eaves | |||
| Open | 7571 (78·0) | 358 (80·6) | 71 (83·5) |
| Closed | 2139 (22·0) | 86 (19·3) | 14 (16·4) |
| Cooking fuel | |||
| Gas | 3362 (35·1) | 118 (26·5) | 20 (23·5) |
| Wood | 3081 (32·2) | 180 (40·3) | 36 (42·4) |
| Gas/wood | 3038 (31·7) | 146 (32·7) | 29 (33·7) |
| Electricity | 100 (1·0) | 2 (0·4) | 0 |
| Electricity | |||
| Yes | 9594 (98·8) | 440 (98·0) | 84 (98·9) |
| No | 116 (1·2) | 9 (2·0) | 1 (1·2) |
| Water source | |||
| Faucet | 8998 (92·7) | 414 (92·2) | 75 (88·2) |
| Other (Rain, well, etc) | 707 (7·3) | 35 (7·8) | 10 (11·8) |
| Sewage system | |||
| Sewer | 9053 (93·5) | 419 (93·3) | 80 (94·1) |
| Latrine | 397 (4·1) | 18 (4·0) | 3 (3·5) |
| Ditch | 231 (2·4) | 12 (2·7) | 2 (2·4) |