Table 3.
Baseline household characteristics of the study area
| Characteristics | N = 680 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Housing structure (number of external walls) | ||
| 0 | 99 | 14.6 |
| 1–3 | 312 | 45.9 |
| 4 | 269 | 39.6 |
| Main material in walls (n = 581)a | ||
| Wood | 551 | 94.8 |
| Brick | 2 | 0.3 |
| Others (adobe, straw, palm) | 28 | 4.8 |
| Main material in floor | ||
| Wood | 659 | 96.9 |
| Cement or other fine finish | 12 | 1.8 |
| Soil | 9 | 1.3 |
| Main material in roof | ||
| Palm leaf, straw | 446 | 65.7 |
| Tin | 233 | 34.3 |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Overcrowding | ||
| No | 291 | 42.8 |
| Yes | 389 | 57.2 |
| Sanitation facility | ||
| No facility, field | 528 | 77.9 |
| Pit latrine, ground dug | 150 | 22.1 |
| Missing | 2 | |
| Source of water for domestic use | ||
| River, rain | 601 | 88.4 |
| Open well, public tap | 79 | 11.6 |
| Electricity available | ||
| No | 473 | 69.7 |
| Yes | 206 | 30.3 |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Radio available | ||
| No | 302 | 44.4 |
| Yes | 378 | 55.6 |
| Ownership of bed nets | ||
| At least one insecticide treated net (ITN) for every two people | ||
| No | 453 | 66.6 |
| Yes | 227 | 33.4 |
| At least one untreated net for every two people | ||
| No | 358 | 52.7 |
| Yes | 322 | 47.4 |
| At least one ITN/untreated net for every two people | ||
| No | 109 | 16.0 |
| Yes | 571 | 84.0 |
| Indoor residual spraying (previous 12 months) | ||
| No | 310 | 46.1 |
| Yes | 363 | 53.9 |
| Missing | 7 | |
aOnly in household with external walls