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. 2018 Oct 3;13(10):e0198592. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198592

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, population survey following OCV campaign in the six most vulnerable neighborhoods of Nampula city (N = 636), Mozambique, 2016.

Socio-demographic characteristics n %
Gender
Female 380 59.9
Male 254 40.1
Pregnancy (data from female group aged 15 to 55 years)
No 193 91.5
Yes 18 8.5
Age group (years)
1–4 82 12.9
5–14 215 33.9
≥15 338 53.2
Household size (number of persons living in the household)
1 to 4 220 34.8
5 to 10 386 61.1
11 and more 26 4.1
Main occupation of the head of the household
Others 172 27.4
Not active/retired 136 21.7
Farmer 78 12.4
Administrative technician 72 11.5
Seller 68 10.8
Medical physician/teacher 43 6.9
Street vendor 31 4.9
Domestic employee 27 4.3
Education level of the head of the household
No education 84 13.5
Primary 206 33.0
Secondary 161 25.8
Superior (academic level) 173 27.7
Usual source for drinking water
Standpipe/Neighbor’s tap 330 52.0
Water from the well 151 23.8
Water piped into the house 134 21.1
Water collected from the river 15 2.4
Bottled water (mineral water) 5 0.8
Type of toilet/latrine used
Latrine without slab 251 39.7
Bucket 205 32.4
Latrine with slab 79 12.5
Open pit 57 9.0
None 35 5.5
Improved latrine 4 0.6
Place of residence
Murrapaniwa 203 31.9
Mutauanha 120 18.9
Muatala 90 14.1
Carrupeia 84 13.2
Napipine 80 12.6
Natikiri 59 9.3