Table 1.
Household characteristics
| Denominator (households) | N (weighted %) or median (IQR) | Range across slums | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of households in building: median (IQR) | 525 | 1 (1, 2) | 1–1 |
| Number of people in building: median (IQR) | 525 | 5 (3, 8) | 4–7 |
| Number of adults who slept in household in past 1–2 nights: median (IQR) | 525 | 2 (1, 3) | 2–2 |
| Number of children under 18 who live in HH: median (IQR) | 525 | 1 (0, 2) | 1–1 |
| A pregnant woman slept in household in past 1–2 nights or a pregnant girl lived in the household in the past month | 525 | 44 (9%) | 5–13% |
| Resident age* (N = 2365 residents) | 525 | ||
| Overall: median (IQR) | 21 (12–32) | 20–21 | |
| Child/adolescent < 18 years old: median (IQR) | 8 (4–13) | 6–9 | |
| Adult ≥ 18 years old: median (IQR) (N = 1517 residents) | 29 (22–39) | 27–30 | |
| 0–9 | 471 (20%) | 18–22% | |
| 10–19 | 543 (24%) | 22–27% | |
| 20–24 | 341 (14%) | 13–16% | |
| 25–40 | 652 (27%) | 26–29% | |
| 41–60 | 296 (12%) | 11–15% | |
| > 60 | 62 (3%) | 2–4% | |
| Resident sexa | 525 | ||
| Overall (N = 2365 residents) | |||
| Male | 1082 (45%) | 43–47% | |
| Female | 1283 (55%) | 53–57% | |
| Adult ≥ 18 years old (N = 1517 residents) | |||
| Male | 665 (42%) | 39–44% | |
| Female | 852 (58%) | 57–61% | |
| Child/adolescent < 18 years old (N = 848 residents) | |||
| Male | 417 (51%) | 46–53% | |
| Female | 431 (49%) | 47–54% | |
| General household characteristics | |||
| Main material of dwelling: cement | 525 | 495 (95%) | 93–100% |
| Main source of drinking water | 525 | ||
| Tap inside house | 26 (4%) | 2–9% | |
| Tap outside house | 303 (60%) | 55–68% | |
| Bottled or treated water | 192 (36%) | 29–39% | |
| Other | 4 (<1%) | 0–1% | |
| Actions taken to make water safe to drink (not mutually exclusive) | |||
| Boiling | 14 (3%) | 1–7% | |
| Using bleach or chlorine | 317 (62%) | 47–67% | |
| Straining through cloth or filter | 4 (1%) | 0–2% | |
| Using a dedicated bucket only for drinking water | 23 (4%) | 0–18% | |
| Drinking only bottled water | 75 (12%) | 5–18% | |
| Nothing | 100 (19%) | 10–26% | |
| Availability of electricity | 525 | ||
| Always | 131 (24%) | 9–42% | |
| Sometimes | 350 (67%) | 44–87% | |
| Never | 44 (9%) | 4–14% | |
| Has mosquito net | 523 | 179 (34%) | 23–43% |
| Cooks mainly on charcoal or fire | 524 | 493 (96%) | 93–98% |
| Cooks indoors | 516 | 322 (67%) | 54–75% |
| Sanitation | |||
| Pit toilet | 522 | 406 (74%) | 59–92% |
| Flush toilet | 94 (22%) | 8–31% | |
| Bucket, bag, stream, or other outdoor | 22 (5%) | 0–14% |
aSex and age as reported on household rosters, and corrected if reported to be different during individual interviews (among adults randomly selected for individual interviews)