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Table 1 Type of housing and the basic infrastructure of the cases' (n = 396) and neighbourhood controls'(n = 336) houses

From: Crowding: risk factor or protective factor for lower respiratory disease in young children?

Items

Cases

Neighbourhood Controls

 

n

%

n

%

Type of housing

    

   Traditional

209

53

212

63

   Flat

35

9

23

7

   Favela

121

30

77

23

   Cortiço

31

8

24

7

Electricity

    

   Yes

393

99

333

99

   No

3

1

3

1

Water supply

    

   piped water

382

97

330

98

   public tap

14

3

6

2

Sewerage system

    

   mains sewers / septic tank

282

71

255

76

   Other

114

29

81

24

Toilet

    

   Family

274

69

260

77

   shared / none

122

31

76

23

N° of residents / n° of rooms

    

   <1.00

40

10

45

13

   1.00 – 1.49

134

34

126

38

   1.50 – 2.49

108

27

98

29

   ≥2.50

113

29

67

20

N° of residents / n° of bedrooms

    

   <3.00

81

21

71

21

   3.00–3.49

91

23

88

26

   3.50–4.99

104

26

85

25

   ≥ 5.00

119

30

92

28

N° of persons in the child's bedroom

    

   ≤2

33

8

28

8

   3

121

31

119

36

   ≥4

242

61

189

56