Table 1.
Demographic and water, sanitation, and hygiene characteristics of study participants by community, Peruvian Amazon, 2015
| Total (N = 28), n (%) | Rural (N = 14), n (%) | Peri-urban (N = 14), n (%) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (years), range* | 32 (18–67) | 31 (19–63) | 32 (18–67) | 0.82 | |||
| Female | 28 | (100.0) | 14 | (100.0) | 14 | (100.0) | Could not be calculated |
| Education† | 0.28 | ||||||
| Less than primary School | 10 | (35.7) | 7 | (50.0) | 3 | (21.4) | |
| Completed primary School | 12 | (42.9) | 4 | (28.6) | 8 | (57.1) | |
| Completed secondary School or more education | 6 | (21.4) | 3 | (21.4) | 3 | (21.4) | |
| Occupation† | > 0.99 | ||||||
| Homemaker | 26 | (92.9) | 13 | (92.9) | 13 | (92.9) | |
| Independently employed | 2 | (7.1) | 1 | (7.1) | 1 | (7.1) | |
| Mean household size, range‡ | 7 (3–15) | 5 (3–7) | 8 (3–15) | 0.02 | |||
| Primary water source† | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Delivered water | 15 | (53.6) | 3 | (21.4) | 12 | (92.9) | |
| Piped household connection | 3 | (10.7) | 3 | (21.4) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Community standpipe | 4 | (14.3) | 4 | (28.6) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Other improved source | 3 | (10.7) | 1 | (7.1) | 2 | (7.1) | |
| Unimproved source | 3 | (10.7) | 3 | (21.4) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Any household water treatment | 15 | (53.6) | 8 | (57.1) | 7 | (50.0) | 0.71 |
| Chlorine/bleach | 11 | (39.3) | 6 | (42.9) | 5 | (35.7) | 0.70 |
| Boiling† | 4 | (14.3) | 2 | (14.3) | 2 | (14.3) | > 0.99 |
| Treated water present in home† | 7 | (25.0) | 5 | (35.7) | 2 | (14.3) | 0.39 |
| E. coli detected in stored water† | 17 | (68.0) | 8 | (61.5) | 9 | (75.0) | 0.67 |
* Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test.
† Fisher’s Exact test.
‡ Student’s t-test.