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. 2021 Sep 1;18(17):9222. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179222

Table 1.

Household characteristics, according to family monthly income, physical structure (flooring, walls, roofing) and sanitation, Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, Pará, Amazon, Brazil, 2019.

Characteristics Overall
n = 35
Village
Poxo Muybu
n = 8
Sawre Aboy
n = 7
Sawre Muybu
n = 20
Family Monthly income (USD) Median (Q1, Q3) 294.1
(201.0–414.5)
355.7
(274.5–728.4)
235.3
(203.9–485.3)
284.3
(166.7–382.0)
Regular salary
Yes 24 (68.6%) 6 (75.0%) 6 (85.7%) 14 (75.0%)
No 11 (31.4%) 2 (25.0%) 1 (14.3%) 6 (25.0%)
Regular cash transfer
Yes 24 (68.6%) 6 (75.0%) 6 (85.7%) 12 (60.0%)
No 11(31.4%) 2 (25.0%) 1 (14.3%) 8 (40.0%)
Roof cover
Dry straw 21 (60.0%) 8 (100.0%) 7 (100.0%) 6 (30.0%)
Zinc or asbestos 13 (37.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 13 (65.0%)
Clay 1 (2.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.0%)
Wallcovering
Wood or brick 23 (65.7%) 3 (37.5%) 1 (14.3%) 19 (95.0%)
Dry straw or canvas 12 (34.3%) 5 (62.5%) 6 (85.7%) 1 (5.0%)
Floor
Dirt floor 28 (80.0%) 8 (100.0%) 7 (100.0%) 13 (65.0%)
Cement or ceramic 6 (17.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 6 (30.0%)
Wood 1 (2.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.0%)
Disposal of human waste
Collective cesspool 25 (71.4%) 6 (75.0%) 7 (100.0%) 12 (60.0%)
Forest 4 (11.4%) 1 (12.5%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (15.0%)
Individual cesspool 2 (5.7%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (10.0%)
Bathroom outside 2 (5.7%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (10.0%)
River/stream 2 (5.7%) 1 (12.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.0%)
Water source
River/stream 32 (91.4%) 8 (100.0%) 7 (100.0%) 17 (85.0%)
Artesian well 3 (8.6%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (15.0%)
Water treatment
Yes 11 (31.4%) 1 (12.5%) 4 (57.1%) 6 (30.0%)
No 24 (68.6%) 7 (87.5%) 3 (42.9%) 14 (70.0%)