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. 2020 Jan 20;20:80. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7907-6

Table 2.

Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of the study population

Control (N = 347)
n (%)
Intervention (N = 395)
n (%)
Demographic
 Age, mean (SD) 29.5 (5.3) 29.8 (5.5)
 Marital status
  Married 136 (39.5%) 190 (48.1%)
  Cohabitating with proposal for marriage 78 (22.7%) 67 (17.0%)
  Cohabitating without proposal for marriage 30 (8.7%) 35 (8.9%)
  Single 77 (22.4%) 88 (22.3%)
  Divorced/separated 22 (6.4%) 13 (3.3%)
  Widowed 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.5%)
 Highest level of education completed
  Less than primary school 46 (13.3%) 52 (13.3%)
  Primary school 212 (61.4%) 268 (68.5%)
  Secondary school 87 (25.2%) 71 (18.2%)
 Employment status
  Employed 41 (11.8%) 36 (9.1%)
  Self-employed 155 (44.8%) 164 (41.6%)
  Homemaker 147 (42.5%) 191 (48.5%)
  Student 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.5%)
  None 2 (0.6%) 1 (0.3%)
Household economic indicators
 Main source of energy for lighting
  Electricity 265 (76.4%) 282 (71.4%)
  Solar 14 (4.0%) 13 (3.3%)
  Other 68 (19.6%) 100 (25.3%)
 Household floor made from cement or stone 343 (98.8%) 382 (96.7%)
 Main source of drinking water
  Piped into dwelling/plot 73 (21.0%) 53 (13.5%)
  Public/neighbors tap 149 (42.9%) 189 (48.0%)
  Water vendor 109 (31.4%) 99 (25.2%)
  Other 16 (4.6%) 53 (13.5%)
 Toilet
  Flush toilet used by household/family only 50 (14.6%) 38 (9.7%)
  Pit latrine used by household/family only 32 (9.3%) 63 (16.2%)
  Flush toilet shared with other tenants 110 (32.1%) 101 (25.9%)
  Pit Latrine shared with other tenants 139 (40.5%) 180 (46.2%)
  Flush toilet shared with a neighbor 12 (3.5%) 8 (2.1%)
 Had problems satisfying food needs in past 6 months 128 (37.0%) 118 (29.9%)
 Owed money to shops where they purchase food 99 (28.5%) 103 (26.1%)