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. 2019 Jan 30;13(1):e0007134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007134

Table 2. Characteristics of households participating in the 2012 DHS in Haiti grouped by whether they reported at least one member with history of cholera since 2010 (N = 13,181*).

Reported History of Cholera in Household No Reported History of Cholera in Household
Weighted N = 2104θ Weighted N = 11077θ p-valueΨ
Rural 1503 (71.4) 6264 (56.6) <.0001
Number household members, median (IQR) 4.4 (2.7–6.2) 3.5 (2.0–5.2) <.0001
Wealth quintile Poorest 579 (27.5) 1763 (15.9) <.0001
Poorer 567 (27.0) 2114 (19.1)
Middle 468 (22.2) 2406 (21.7)
Richer 361 (17.2) 2422 (21.9)
Richest 128 (6.1) 2371 (21.4)
Owns usable land for agriculture (Weighted N = 13180) 1567 (74.5) 6687 (60.4) <.0001
Owns livestock, herds, or farm animals 1294 (61.5) 5407 (48.8) <.0001
Improved drinking water source§ (Weighted N = 13102) 1088 (51.8) 7925 (72.0) <.0001
Time required to get drinking water, median (IQR) 19.8 (9.5–55.7) 18.3 (9.1–42.6) 0.2943
Access to latrine (Weighted N = 13146) 1271 (60.6) 8385 (75.9) <.0001
Number of rooms for sleeping, median (IQR) 1.15 (1.00–1.79) 1.02 (0.51–1.74) 0.01
Primary floor material Earth 1154 (54.8) 3895 (35.2) <.0001
Cement/Concrete/Carpet 901 (42.8) 6406 (57.8)
Ceramic/Wood 49 (2.3) 775 (7.0)
Primary roof material Cement 187 (8.9) 2266 (20.5) <.0001
Metal 1578 (75.0) 7471 (67.4)
Other 339 (16.1) 1339 (12.1)
Household Hunger Scale (Weighted N = 13179) Little to no hunger 570 (27.1) 4728 (42.7) <.0001
Moderate hunger in household 959 (45.6) 4182 (37.8)
Severe hunger in household 576 (27.3) 2165 (19.5)
Number of household members with reported history of cholera, mean (SD) 1.35 (1.02) n/a
One or more reported death from cholera in household (Weighted N = 13180) 151 (1.1) n/a

IQR, Interquartile range

Data are presented as N (%) unless otherwise specified.

* Unless otherwise noted

θ Weighted by sampling probability weights

Ψ P-values are from Fisher’s exact tests for proportional variables and Student t tests for continuous variables

§ Tap, covered, protected spring, rain water, or purchased