Table 3.

Socio-demographic characteristics, food security status, water fetching and water use among women in rural areas in West Cameroon-Central Africa (n = 250)

Socio-demographic and water-related characteristics	Mean ± SD#
Women’s age (in years)	44 ± 16
Total household size	5 ± 2
No. of children living in the household (<18 years)	3 ± 2
Time it took to fetch water per trip (in minutes) †	37 ± 39
Amount of water available in the household (in liters) ‡	25 ± 33
Amount of water used by the household in the last 24 hours (in liters)	65 ± 42
	n (%)Δ
Education
No formal schooling	32 (13)
Elementary school	93 (37)
Middle school	74 (30)
High school and higher	52 (20)
Occupation§
Working on the farm	112 (45)
Housewife	40 (16)
Small scale business owner	47 (19)
Salaried	21 (9)
Others	27 (11)
Food Security Status¶	43 (17)
Food secure	14 (6)
Mild food insecurity	36 (14)
Moderate food insecurity	157 (63)
Severe food insecurity
Owned a farm	32 (13)
Owned a livestock	163 (66)
Electricity in the household	235 (94)
Owned TV	139 (56)
Used wood or charcoal as a fuel	200 (80)
Mud flooring the household	148 (59)

^†Time represented to and fro and queuing time at the water source per trip.

^‡n = 169 participants were able to recall the amount of water available in the household at the time of interview;

^§Other in the occupation referred to those who were not have consistency in job or were students;

^¶It was measured using FAO- Household Food Insecurity Access Scale;

^#SD = Standard deviation rounded to the nearest full digit;

^ΔPercentages are rounded to the nearest full digit.