Table 2.

Summary of demographic and hygiene facilities of sample population.

	Percentage (%)		Percentage (%)
Respondent age (years) (n = 323)		Child age (months) (n = 323)
● 18–28	66%	● 3–6	5%
● 29–39	28%	● 7–12	39%
● 40–53	6%	● 13–18	33%
		● 19–24	23%
Occupation of respondent (n = 323)		Respondent education (n = 323)
● Employed	2%	● Never attended school	16%
● Farmer (subsistence)	67%	● Primary level	71%
● Housewife	31%	● Secondary level	12%
		● Tertiary	1%
Marital status (n = 323)		Household basic assets (n = 323)
● Married	87%	● Roofing with Thatch	61%
● Single	5%	● Earth Floor	89%
● Divorced	6%	● Own livestock	65%
● Widow/widower	2%	● Own radio	40%
		● Own fridge	1%
		● Own table and chair	12%
Household Monthly income (n = 323) (1USD = 750 MWK)		Animal ownership (n = 209)
● 0–10,000 MWK	74%	● Cows	22%
● 10,000–20,000 MWK	16%	● Goats	51%
● 20,000–30,000 MWK	4%	● Sheep	2%
● 30,000–50,000 MWK	5%	● Chickens	82%
● Above 50,000 MWK	1%	● Pigs	10%
Presence of latrines (n =3 07)		Latrine cleanliness (n = 307)
●  Households with latrines	95%	● No visible dirt or faeces	43%
●  Households without latrines	5%	● Dirt but no visible faeces	53%
		● Visible dirt and faeces	4%
Presence of drop hole covers in latrines (n = 307)		Type of latrine (n = 307)
● Latrines with drop hole covers	50%	● Unimproved traditional	65%
● Latrines without drop hole covers	50%	● Improved traditional	35%
Presence of handwashing facilities (n=323)		Access to safe water (n = 323)
●  Households with handwashing facilities	51%	● Borehole	93%
●  Households without handwashing facilities	49%	● Open well	4%
		●  Household tap	2%
		● Communal tap	1%
Handwashing facility type (n = 165)		Location of handwashing facility (n = 165)
● Tippy tap	37%	● Near latrine	64%
● Cup/basin	27%	● Near cooking area	7%
● Bucket	24%	● In HH yard	30%
● Jerry can	12%
Household with visible flies (n = 323)	51%	Animal faeces in household yard (n = 323)	53%