Table 2.
Frequency of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices Among People With Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
| Characteristic | Overall (N = 212) | Helminth Coinfection (n = 10) |
Without Helminth Coinfection (n = 202) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of food | .650 | |||
| Mostly cooks own food | 180 (84.9) | 8 (80) | 172 (85.1) | |
| Mostly eats at restaurant or hotel | 32 (15.1) | 2 (20) | 30 (14.9) | |
| Eats raw meat | 130 (61.3) | 7 (70) | 123 (60.9) | .744 |
| Source of drinking water | ||||
| Tap or pipe | 83 (39.2) | 2 (20) | 81 (40.1) | .396 |
| Open well or river | 47 (22.2) | 2 (20) | 45 (22.3) | |
| Borehole | 74 (34.9) | 6 (60) | 68 (33.7) | |
| Other | 8 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 8 (4) | |
| Swims in freshwater bodies | 103 (48.6) | 7 (70) | 96 (47.5) | .205 |
| Has pets at home | 83 (39.2) | 3 (30) | 80 (39.6) | .074 |
| Rears cattle | 125 (59) | 7 (70) | 118 (58.4) | .531 |
| Rears poultry | 146 (68.9) | 10 (100) | 136 (67.3) | .033a |
| Wears shoes | .791 | |||
| Always wears shoes | 134 (63.2) | 6 (60) | 128 (63.4) | |
| Occasionally | 74 (34.9) | 4 (40) | 70 (34.7) | |
| Never wears | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (2) | |
| Participates in fishing activities | 71 (33.5) | 5 (50) | 66 (32.7) | .308 |
| History of deworming | 97 (46) | 5 (50) | 92 (45.8) | .522 |
| Always washes hands before eating food | 194 (91.5) | 10 (100) | 184 (91.1) | .403 |
| Always washes hands before preparing food | 97 (45.8) | 7 (70) | 90 (44.6) | .192 |
| Has toilet or latrine at home | 203 (95.8) | 9 (90) | 194 (96) | .358 |
| Labors barefoot in garden or farmland | 87 (41) | 6 (60) | 81 (40.1) | .324 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
a
Statistically significant result.