Table 1.
Sample characteristics of the household survey
| Mothers n=121 |
Children n=168 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Sample, % before H2O treatment (n) | 50.4 (61) | 48.8 (82) |
| % after H2O treatment (n) | 49.6 (60) | 51.2 (86) |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 30 (8) | 6 (3) |
| Sex, % female (n) | 100 (121) | 48.2 (81) |
| Water sources for household usage | ||
| Cooking water source, % tap (n) | 89.3 (108) | |
| % bottled or filtered (n) | 10.7 (13) | |
| Cleaning produce water sourcea, % tap (n) | 85.2 (52) | |
| % boiled tap (n) | 4.9 (3) | |
| % filtered tap (n) | 8.2 (5) | |
| % disinfectant (n) | 1.6 (1) | |
| Sanitation | ||
| Sanitation, % improved inside home (n) | 82.6 (100) | |
| % improved outside home (n) | 17.4 (21) | |
| Hygiene behaviors | ||
| Hand washing, % always (n) | 63.7 (107) | |
| % frequently (n) | 14.9 (25) | |
| % sometimes or rarely (n) | 21.4 (36) | |
| Bathing location, % inside (n) | 85.7 (144) | |
| % outside (n) | 14.3 (24) | |
| Brushing teeth water sourcea, % tap (n) | 87.4 (76) | |
| % filtered or bottled (n) | 12.6 (11) |
a
Only for the 2nd field season