Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the communities and sites by treatment status
| (A) Community characteristics | Closed (N = 16) | Original (N = 142) | New (N = 126) | Never (N = 124) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Population size (village) | 1,092 (709) | 1,187 (793.1) | 1,411 (1235) | 1,256 (916.3) |
| Number of households | 230 (176) | 245 (172) | 286 (224) | 268 (225) |
| Proportion women with primary schooling in 1997 | 0.49 (0.19) | 0.54 (0.19) | 0.48 (0.19) | 0.5 (0.2) |
| Proportion women with primary schooling in 2004 | 0.59 (0.21) | 0.58 (0.17) | 0.54 (0.17) | 0.55 (0.19) |
| Proportion (n) | Proportion (n) | Proportion (n) | Proportion (n) | |
| Agriculture is a main activity | 0.88 (14) | 0.97 (137) | 0.94 (119) | 0.94 (116) |
| Livestock is a main activity | 0.75 (12) | 0.75 (107) | 0.85 (107) | 0.73 (91) |
| Commerce is a main activity | 0.25 (4) | 0.16 (23) | 0.10 (13) | 0.26 (32) |
| Rural location | 0.63 (10) | 0.87 (124) | 0.84 (106) | 0.77 (95) |
| Has health facility | 0.81 (13) | 0.82 (116) | 0.79 (99) | 0.82 (101) |
| Has access to safe water in the dry season | 0.38 (6) | 0.37 (53) | 0.37 (46) | 0.37 (46) |
| Has electricity | 0.44 (7) | 0.18 (26) | 0.23 (29) | 0.27 (33) |
| Experienced lean seasons | 0.94 (15) | 0.93 (132) | 0.94 (115) | 0.94 (116) |
| Has access to paved road | 0.31 (5) | 0.23 (32) | 0.24 (30) | 0.27 (34) |
| Has access to secondary road | 0.31 (5) | 0.56 (80) | 0.37 (47) | 0.34 (42) |
| Has water course access | 0.19 (3) | 0.13 (18) | 0.26 (33) | 0.25 (31) |
| (B) Site characteristicsa | Closed (N = 8–9) | Original (N = 140) | New (N = 109–110) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Number of CHW beforehand | 0.67 (0.87) | 0.31 (0.56) | 0.49 (0.69) |
| Distance site to commune (min) | 45.8 (40.1) | 40.1 (36.5) | 35.8 (34.5) |
| Max distance of households to site (min) | 71.7 (23.4) | 62.0 (29.1) | 57.8 (27.1) |
| Number villages per site | 2.89 (1.54) | 2.24 (1.32) | 1.72 (1.13) |
| Proportion (n) | Proportion (n) | Proportion (n) | |
| Site is permanent | 0.44 (4) | 0.61 (86) | 0.42 (46) |
| Most families live near site | 0.56 (5) | 0.64 (90) | 0.73 (80) |
| Site has a latrine | 0.38 (3) | 0.31 (44) | 0.21 (23) |
| Village has CSB health centre | 0.67 (6) | 0.41 (57) | 0.46 (50) |
Note. CHW: community health worker; CSB (Centres Santé de Base): basic health center.
a
Site characteristics were reported by the CHWs and are missing for some sites (N differs between village and site characteristics).