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Table 1 Description of data sets

From: A mixed-methods approach to understanding water use and water infrastructure in a schistosomiasis-endemic community: case study of Asamama, Ghana

Data set

Data level

Data description

Sample size (n)

Sampling frame

Data use

1

Individual

Hematuria via dipstick; name; age; grade; school

260 boys

442 boys enrolled in school (3–19 years)

Data set 1 was used to describe UGS prevalence at the community level. It was also matched with data sets 2, 3, and 4 and used to determine whether infected children had poorer access to boreholes and/or better access to the river.

255 girls

368 girls enrolled in school (3–19 years)

2

Household

GPS coordinates of household

394 households

395 households

Household data (data set 2) was matched to the infection status of children (data set 1). Household data (data set 2) was also matched with borehole and river data (data sets 3 and 4) to assess household access to water sources.

Demographic info. for children in household

394 households

Household water use preferences

247 households

Household attitudes re. UGS

206 households

3

Borehole

GPS coordinates; turbidity; E. coli; total coliforms; O&M observations

8 boreholes

8 boreholes

Borehole data (data set 3) was matched with data sets 1 and 2 to assess access by children and households.

4

River Access Point

GPS coordinates

9 access points

9 river access points

River data (data set 4) was used with both household data (data set 2) and infection data (data set 1).

5

Community

Notes from focus group discussions

13 focus groups

adults and older teenagers (~1,200)

Data from all focus groups was assessed at the community level.