Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study communities in the WASH Upgrades for Health in Amhara trial, Ethiopia, 2015.
| Characteristic | Mean (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Intervention groups (n = 20) | Control groups (n = 20) | |
| Households, no. | 87 (63–112) | 110 (74–147) |
| Individuals, no. | 381 (273–490) | 489 (325–654) |
| Age in years, % | ||
| 0–5 | 18.4 (17.2–19.7) | 18.3 (16.9–19.7) |
| 6–9 | 12.7 (11.8–13.6) | 12.3 (11.7–12.9) |
| ≥ 10 | 68.9 (67.3–70.4) | 69.4 (67.8–71.0) |
| Sex, % | ||
| Female | 50.9 (49.5–52.2) | 50.6 (49.5–51.8) |
| Male | 49.1 (47.8–50.5) | 49.4 (48.2–50.5) |
| Distance from Sekota,a km | 22.0 (16.4–27.7) | 17.6 (12.9–22.3) |
| Altitude, m | 2327 (2153–2501) | 2289 (2119–2459) |
| Household language, % | ||
| Amharic | 66.4 (45.0–87.8) | 56.5 (35.0–78.1) |
| Himtana (Agewgna) | 33.6 (12.2–55.0) | 43.2 (21.7–64.6) |
| Other | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.3 (0–0.8) |
| Households with mobile telephone, % | 2.3 (0.2–4.3) | 2.3 (0.8–3.8) |
CI: confidence interval.
a The capital town of the WagHemra Zone and the largest urban area in the study area.