Table 1 Characteristics of the households surveyed (n = 596) in four zones of Mbour, Senegal, in early 2014
Variables | UCA (N = 175) n (%) | PCA (N = 324) n (%) | NPA (N = 47) n (%) | SPA (N = 50) n (%) | Overall (N = 596) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caretaker characteristics | ||||||
Age in years | 0.065 | |||||
< 25 | 24 (15.9) | 47 (18.9) | 20 (22.5) | 8 (19.5) | 99 (18.7) | |
25–29 | 39 (25.8) | 52 (20.9) | 13 (14.6) | 2 (4.9) | 106 (20.0) | |
30–39 | 55 (36.4) | 100 (40.1) | 34 (38.2) | 15 (36.6) | 204 (38.5) | |
≥ 40 | 33 (21.8) | 50 (20.1) | 22 (24.7) | 16 (39.0) | 121 (22.8) | |
Educational level | <0.001 | |||||
Never went to school | 67 (38.3) | 133 (48.5) | 43 (44.3) | 29 (58.0) | 272 (45.6) | |
Primary school | 81 (46.3) | 70 (25.6) | 32 (33.0) | 9 (18.0) | 192 (32.2) | |
Secondary education or highera | 27 (15.4) | 71 (25.9) | 22 (22.7) | 12 (24.0) | 132 (22.2) | |
Household characteristics | ||||||
Number of household members | <0.001 | |||||
< 5 members | 25 (14.3) | 43 (15.7) | 20 (20.6) | 6 (12.0) | 94 (15.7) | |
5–7 members | 31 (17.7) | 103 (37.6) | 48 (49.5) | 14 (28.0) | 196 (32.9) | |
8–10 members | 40 (22.9) | 70 (25.5) | 19 (19.6) | 15 (30.0) | 144 (24.2) | |
≥ 11 members | 79 (45.1) | 58 (21.2) | 10 (10.3) | 15 (30.0) | 162 (27.2) | |
Number of children <5 years in the house | <0.001 | |||||
< 2 | 64 (36.6) | 129 (47.1) | 52 (53.6) | 24 (48.0) | 269 (45.1) | |
2 to 3 | 77 (44.0) | 126 (46.0) | 42 (43.3) | 25 (50.0) | 270 (45.3) | |
4+ | 34 (19.4) | 19 (6.9) | 3 (3.1) | 1 (2.0) | 57 (9.6) | |
Socio-economic status | <0.001 | |||||
Poorest | 9 (5.2) | 89 (32.5) | 24 (24.7) | 26 (52.0) | 148 (24.9) | |
Middle | 55 (31.6) | 54 (19.7) | 24 (24.7) | 16 (32.0) | 149 (25.0) | |
Richest | 110 (63.2) | 131 (47.8) | 49 (50.5) | 8 (16.0) | 298 (50.1) | |
Drinking water sources | <0.001 | |||||
Tap water in the house | 146 (83.4) | 153 (55.8) | 63 (64.9) | 6 (12.0) | 368 (61.7) | |
Public tap | 24 (13.7) | 95 (34.7) | 20 (20.6) | 13 (26.0) | 152 (25.5) | |
Well water | 2 (1.1) | 9 (3.2) | 13 (13.4) | 27 (54.0) | 51 (8.6) | |
Othersb | 3 (1.7) | 17 (6.2) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (8.0) | 25 (4.2) | |
Water storage | <0.001 | |||||
No | 67 (38.3) | 58 (21.2) | 38 (39.2) | 18 (36.0) | 181 (30.4) | |
Yes | 108 (61.7) | 216 (78.8) | 59 (60.8) | 32 (64.0) | 415 (69.6) | |
Toilet availability | <0.001 | |||||
No | 2 (1.1) | 6 (2.2) | 1 (1.0) | 7 (14.0) | 16 (2.7) | |
Yes | 173 (98.9) | 268 (97.8) | 96 (99.0) | 43 (86.0) | 580 (97.3) | |
Type of toilet facilities | <0.001 | |||||
Sewer | 4 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 7 (1.2) | |
Toilet with pit | 166 (94.9) | 227 (84.7) | 91 (94.8) | 38 (88.4) | 522 (90.0) | |
Traditional latrine | 3 (1.7) | 39 (14.6) | 4 (4.2) | 5 (11.6) | 51 (8.8) | |
Toilet shared with others households | <0.001 | |||||
No | 112 (64.7) | 145 (54.1) | 66 (68.8) | 35 (81.4) | 358 (61.7) | |
Yes | 61 (35.3) | 123 (45.9) | 30 (31.2) | 8 (18.6) | 222 (38.3) | |
No kitchen available in the house | 52 (29.7) | 102 (37.2) | 21 (21.6) | 26 (52.0) | 201 (33.7) | <0.001 |
Behavioural characteristics | ||||||
Duration of storage | 0.233 | |||||
One day | 54 (57.5) | 108 (54.5) | 32 (56.1) | 14 (43.7) | 208 (54.6) | |
Two days | 22 (23.4) | 45 (22.7) | 12 (21.1) | 15 (46.9) | 94 (24.7) | |
Three days | 10 (10.6) | 32 (16.2) | 8 (14.0) | 1 (3.1) | 51 (13.4) | |
More than four three days | 8 (8.5) | 13 (6.6) | 5 8.8) | 2 (6.2) | 28 (7.3) | |
Treatment water stored | <0.001 | |||||
Yes | 21 (12.0) | 36 (13.1) | 18 (18.6) | 23 (46.7) | 98 (16.4) | |