Table 2.
Distribution of main water source, drinking water storage, treatment, and chlorination in stored water at baseline, hollow fiber ultrafilter evaluation, Kenya, September 2009
| Total,* N = 165 (%) | Intervention,* N = 92 (%) | Comparison,* N = 73 (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main water source (n, %) | 0.42 | |||
| Unimproved | ||||
| Surface water | 73 (44.2) | 36 (39.1) | 37 (50.7) | |
| Open well | 17 (10.3) | 11 (12.0) | 6 (8.2) | |
| Improved | ||||
| Borehole | 10 (6.1) | 8 (8.7) | 2 (2.7) | |
| Rainwater | 45 (27.3) | 24 (26.1) | 21 (28.8) | |
| Covered well | 17 (10.3) | 11 (12.0) | 6 (8.2) | |
| Piped water | 3 (1.8) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Water storage (n, %) | 0.43 | |||
| Clay pot | 141/163 (86.5) | 77/91 (84.6) | 64/72 (88.9) | |
| Other storage container | 22 (13.5) | 14/91 (15.4) | 8/72 (11.1) | |
| Water treatment (n, %) | 149 (90.3) | 82 (89.1) | 67/73 (91.8) | 0.57 |
| WaterGuard | 143 (96.0) | 79 (96.3) | 64 (95.5) | 1.00 |
| Boiling | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) | 0.45 |
| PUR | 5 (3.4) | 3 (3.7) | 2 (3.0) | 1.00 |
| Filtering | 9 (6.0) | 5 (6.1) | 4 (6.0) | 1.00 |
| Observed chlorination in stored water | 20/160 (12.5) | 14/88 (15.9) | 6/72 (8.3) | 0.15 |
| Observed lid | 156/163 (95.7) | 85/91 (93.4) | 71/72 (98.6) | 0.10 |
*
Discrepancies from total N are due to missing values.