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Table 2 Participant household characteristics

From: A cross-sectional survey of water and clean faces in trachoma endemic communities in Tanzania

Education of Head of Household (years)*

n (%)

None

95 (56.6%)

1-6 years

8 (4.8%)

6-12 years

66 (38.7%)

Number of Children < 5 years old

 

1

82 (47.4%)

2-3

86 (49.7%)

> 3

5 (2.9%)

Number of People in Household

 

3-5

75 (43.3%)

6-10

88 (50.9%)

> 10

10 (5.8%)

One-Way Distance to Water (Dry Season) **

 

< 30 min

52 (30.0%)

30 min-1 hr

57 (33.0%)

1-1.5 hr

11 (6.4%)

1.5-2 hr

29 (16.8%)

2+ hr

22 (12.7%)

Household Water Source in Rainy Season***

 

Rain water

60 (34.7%)

Buy Water

41 (23.7%)

Local Lake

39 (22.5%)

Well

31 (17.9%)

Water pump

2(1.2%)

Household Water Source in Dry Season***

 

Buy Water

93 (53.8%)

Well

30 (17.3%)

Water pump

11 (6.4%)

Pump in another village

31 (17.9%)

Other

8 (4.6%)

  1. *4 people were missing education information
  2. **2 people were missing distance to water information
  3. ***participants may report more than one source