Table 2.
Socio-economic assets of LLIN owners by collection time point, Waspam, Nicaragua (n = 165 households)
| Indicator | Collection time point | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | 36 months | ||
| Household asset present, n (%) | |||||
| Electricity | 47 (85.5) | 35 (83.3) | 30 (88.2) | 31 (91.2) | 143 (86.7) |
| Radio | 40 (72.7) | 31 (73.8) | 25 (73.5) | 26 (76.5) | 122 (73.9) |
| Television | 39 (70.9) | 33 (78.6) | 28 (82.4) | 20 (58.8) | 120 (72.7) |
| Refrigerator | 27 (49.1) | 25 (59.5) | 20 (58.8) | 13 (38.2) | 85 (51.5) |
| Bicycle | 28 (50.9) | 20 (47.6) | 16 (47.1) | 9 (26.5) | 73 (44.2) |
| Motorcycle | 6 (10.9) | 13 (31.0) | 6 (17.6) | 1 (2.9) | 26 (15.8) |
| Employment type, n (%) | |||||
| Self-employed | 17 (30.9) | 15 (35.7) | 18 (52.9) | 22 (64.7) | 72 (43.6) |
| State institution | 16 (29.1) | 15 (35.7) | 10 (29.4) | 12 (35.3) | 53 (32.1) |
| Family farm | 9 (16.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 9 (26.5) | 19 (11.5) |
| Private institution | 7 (12.7) | 6 (14.3) | 5 (14.7) | 1 (2.9) | 19 (11.5) |
| Nongovernmental organization | 5 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.9) | 7 (4.2) |
| Housewife | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.8) | 3 (1.8) |
| Other | 1 (1.8) | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.8) |
| Unemployed | 2 (3.6) | 3 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.0) |
| Principal water supply, n (%) | |||||
| Drilled well | 30 (54.5) | 26 (61.9) | 21 (61.8) | 22 (64.7) | 99 (60.0) |
| Water pipes | 19 (34.5) | 9 (21.4) | 11 (32.4) | 8 (23.5) | 47 (28.5) |
| River water | 3 (5.5) | 4 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 8 (4.8) |
| Public water stand or faucet | 3 (5.5) | 3 (7.1) | 2 (5.9) | 1 (2.9) | 9 (5.5) |
| Rainwater in barrels | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.9) | 2 (1.2) |
| Principal hygiene service, n (%) | |||||
| Covered latrine | 53 (96.4) | 41 (97.6) | 33 (97.1) | 32 (94.1) | 159 (96.4) |
| No facility, bush or field | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.9) | 3 (1.8) |
| Toilet | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) |
| Uncovered latrine | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) |
| Type of floor in home, n (%) | |||||
| Wood | 48 (87.3) | 33 (78.6) | 28 (82.4) | 27 (79.4) | 136 (82.4) |
| Tile | 3 (5.5) | 4 (9.5) | 6 (17.6) | 3 (8.8) | 16 (9.7) |
| Brick | 4 (7.3) | 5 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 10 (6.1) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.8) | 3 (1.8) |
| Type of walls in home, n (%) | |||||
| Wood | 50 (90.9) | 31 (73.8) | 28 (82.4) | 24 (70.6) | 133 (80.6) |
| Blocks | 5 (9.1) | 7 (16.7) | 3 (8.8) | 1 (2.9) | 16 (9.7) |
| Wood and blocks | 0 (0.0) | 4 (9.5) | 2 (5.9) | 5 (14.7) | 11 (6.7) |
| Bamboo | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 4 (11.8) | 5 (3.0) |
| Type of roof, n (%) | |||||
| Aluminum (zinc sheets) | 55 (100.0) | 40 (95.2) | 33 (97.1) | 34 (100.0) | 162 (98.2) |
| Palm | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.8) |