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. 2020 Nov 2;14(11):e0008771. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008771

Table 1. Results of the DeWorm3 baseline census.

India Malawi Benin
Study site characteristics N (%) N (%) N (%)
Geographic area of study site (km2) 477 289 148
Total number of households 36,536 27,750 24,378
Population density
    <50 persons/km2 1,710 (4.7) 809 (2.9) 840 (3.4)
    50–249 persons/km2 18,288 (50.1) 11,691 (42.1) 3,983 (16.3)
    250–999 persons/km2 14,289 (39.1) 15,243 (54.9) 10,277 (42.2)
    ≥1000+ persons/km2 2,206 (6.0) 0 (0.0) 9,249 (37.9)
    Missing 43 (0.1) 7 (0.0) 29 (0.1)
Household characteristics N = 36,536 N = 27,750 N = 24,378
n (%) / median (IQR) n (%) / median (IQR) n (%) / median (IQR)
Household size 4 (3–5) 4 (3–6) 4 (2–5)
Owner-occupied dwelling 36,632 (89.3) 23,959 (86.4) 15,086 (61.9)
Wall materials
    -Natural 7,264 (19.9) 1,154 (4.2) 5,797 (23.8)
    -Manmade 29,253 (80.1) 26,545 (95.7) 18,184 (74.6)
    -Other / don’t know / refused 19 (0.1) 51 (0.2) 397 (1.6)
Roofing materials
    -Natural 4,036 (11.1) 16,846 (60.7) 1,423 (5.8)
    -Manmade 32,484 (88.9) 10,889 (39.2) 22,882 (93.9)
    -Other / don’t know / refused 16 (0.0) 15 (0.1) 73 (0.3)
Flooring materials
    -Natural 4,564 (12.5) 22,077 (79.6) 4,300 (17.6)
    -Manmade 31,932 (87.4) 5,656 (20.4) 19,976 (81.9)
    -Other / don’t know / refused 40 (0.1) 17 (0.1) 102 (0.4)
WaSH access
-Sanitation
    -Basic facilities 11,674 (32.0) 18,882 (68.0) 5,673 (23.3)
    -Limited facilities 653 (1.8) 6,970 (25.1) 6,727 (27.6)
    -Unimproved facilities 440 (1.2) 1,193 (4.3) 2,442 (10.0)
    -No facilities (open defecation) 23,769 (65.1) 705 (2.5) 9,536 (39.1)
-Drinking water source
    -Basic 33,882 (92.7) 20,795 (74.9) 20,164 (82.7)
    -Limited 1,143 (3.1) 6,483 (23.4) 1,553 (6.4)
    -Unimproved 1,250 (3.4) 411 (1.5) 2,553 (10.5)
    -Surface water 261 (0.7) 61 (0.2) 108 (0.4)
Study population N = 140,932 N = 121,819 N = 94,969
Female 70,620 (50.1) 64,333 (52.8) 49,080 (51.7)
Age distribution
    -Infants (<1 years) 1,750 (1.2) 4,368 (3.6) 2,616 (2.8)
    -Preschool-age children (1–4 years) 8,482 (6.0) 17,455 (14.3) 11,188 (11.8)
    -School age children (5–14 years) 21,839 (15.5) 37,652 (30.9) 26,043 (27.4)
    -Adults (15+ years) 108,861 (77.2) 62,161 (51.0) 54,882 (57.8)
    -Missing 0 (0.0) 183 (0.2) 240 (0.3)
Education (school-aged children)
    -Attending school 20,594 (94.3) 33,772 (89.7) 20,031 (76.9)
    -Not attending school 1,242 (5.7) 3,842 (10.2) 3,510 (13.5)
    -Missing 3 (0.0) 38 (0.1) 2,502 (9.6)
Highest level of education (adults)
    -No education 32,807 (32.8) 21,692 (34.9) 17,272 (31.7)
    -Incomplete primary school 6,283 (6.3) 24,894 (40.2) 8,067 (14.8)
    -Complete primary school 8,184 (8.2) 1,619 (2.6) 1,172 (2.1)
    -Some secondary school 34,442 (34.4) 4,324 (7.0) 7,377 (13.5)
    -Greater than secondary school 17,835 (17.8) 0 (0.0) 5,646 (10.3)
    -Missing / don’t know / refused 500 (0.5) 9,178 (14.8) 15,028 (27.5)
Migration
    -Lived outside the household the majority of the past 6 months 3,788 (2.7) 4,630 (3.8) 1,416 (1.5)
    -Slept elsewhere the night before the census 7,779 (5.5) 6,741 (5.5) 2,550 (2.7)