Table 3.
Household characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Rural settlements | Total | Peri-urban neighbourhood | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 47 (n = 32) | Lot 58 (n = 35) | Lot 27 (n = 15) | Rural area (n = 82) | Colonia San Francisco (n = 61) | Rural and peri-urban (n = 143) | |
| Primary income/livelihood, n (%) | 31 (96.9) animal farm; 19 (59.4) day labourer | 24 (68.6) day labourer; 20 (57.1) animal farm | 15 (100) animal farm; 10 (62.5) pension/retirement | 67 (81.7) animal farm; 47 (57.3) day labourer; 39 (47.6) pension/retirement; 34 (41.5) social plans | 48 (78.7) day labourer; 32 (52.5) social plans | 95 (66.4) day labourer; 91 (63.6) animal farm; 66 (46.2) social plans; 59 (41.3) pension/ retirement |
| Mean no. of inhabitants per household | 4.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Houses with 5 inhabitants or more, n (%) | 13 (40.6) | 23 (65.7) | 8 (53.3) | 44 (53.7) | 39 (63.9) | 83 (58.0) |
| Unimproved roof, n (%) | 30 (93.8) | 35 (100) | 11 (73.3) | 76 (92.7) | 37 (61.7) | 113 (79.0) |
| Unimproved walls, n (%) | 12 (37.5) | 30 (85.7) | 8 (53.3) | 50 (61.0) | 2 (3.3) | 52 (36.4) |
| Unimproved floor, n (%) | 27 (84.4) | 33 (94.3) | 13 (86.7) | 73 (89.0) | 7 (11.7) | 80 (55.9) |
| Main energy source, n (%) | 17 (53.1) generator | 18 (51.4) none | 8 (53.3) generator | 30 (36.6) generator | 55 (91.7) electricity network | 55 (38.5) electricity network; 30 (21.0) generator |
| Main drinking water source, n (%) | 19 (59.4) water truck | 34 (97.1) well | 13 (86.7) well | 53 (64.6) well | 42 (68.9) water supply system | 53 (37.1) well; 42 (29.4) water supply system |
| Main cooking water source, n (%) | 19 (59.4) water truck | 34 (97.1) well | 12 (80.0) well | 52 (63.4) well | 42 (68.9) water supply system | 52 (36.4) well; 42 (29.4) water supply system |
| Main source of water for bathing/handwashing, n (%) | 19 (59.4) water truck | 35 (100) well | 13 (86.7) well | 56 (68.3) well | 42 (68.9) water supply system | 56 (39.2) well; 42 (29.4) water supply system |
| Unimproved latrine, n (%) | 17 (53.1); 15 (46.9) lack latrine | 17 (48.6); 18 (51.4) lack latrine | 15 (100) | 49 (59.8); 33 (40.2) lack latrine | 21 (35.0); 9 (15.0) lack latrine | 70 (49.0); 42 (29.4) lack latrine |
| Presence of kitchen garden, n (%) | 9 (28.1) | 6 (17.1) | 13 (86.7) | 28 (34.1) | 2 (3.3) | 30 (21.0) |
| Presence of animal pen, n (%) | 26 (81.3) | 22 (62.9) | 13 (86.7) | 61 (74.4) | 13 (21.7) | 74 (51.7) |