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