Table 3.
Characteristics of the study population, n = number of individuals; ± = standard deviation.
| Highlands | Lowlands | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 153 | n = 120 | n = 273 | |
| Demographics | |||
| Proportion of adult participants in study population | 65% | 80% | 71% |
| Average age of adults | 40 (± 16) | 42 (± 17) | 41 (± 16) |
| Average age of children | 2 (± 1) | 2 (± 1) | 2 (± 1) |
| Females | 74% | 78% | 74% |
| Indigenous ethnicity | 72% | 9% | 44% |
| Adult participant: no formal education | 31% | 20% | 27% |
| Adult participant: literate (reads) | 47% | 68% | 57% |
| Household characteristics | |||
| JMP unimproved toileta | 11% | 23% | 16% |
| Shared toilet, not on premise | 53% | 57% | 55% |
| > 3 people per sleeping roomb | 33% (48/146) | 43% (31/91) | 37% (87/237) |
| Dirt floors | 30% | 32% | 30% |
| Household consumes any type of milk | 45% | 57% | 50% |
| Household consumes raw milk only | 37% | 28% | 33% |
| Raw milk boiled before consumption | 37% | 22% | 30% |
| Milk storedc in household: raw milk, boiled | 11% (6/56) | 35% (9/26) | 18% (15/82) |
| Milk storedc in household: packaged milk | 38% (5/13) | 79% (24/34) | 61% (29/47) |
| Antibiotic use by participant | |||
| Ever used antibiotics | 41% | 86% | 61% |
| Used antibiotics in the past 14 days | 0% (0/70) | 11% (8/75) | 5% (8/145) |
| Used antibiotics between study phasesb | 11% (9/84) | 30% (14/46) | 18% (23/130) |
aPit latrine without a slab or platform, hanging latrines or bucket latrines.
bUnderreporting, total number of responses indicated in parenthesis.
c“Stored” means that the milk was not consumed immediately upon purchase.