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Table 1 Background Characteristics of Kisumu County

From: Effect of eliminating open defecation on diarrhoeal morbidity: an ecological study of Nyando and Nambale sub-counties, Kenya

Name of Sub-County

Population

Population density (persons/km2)

Proportion with access to improved sanitation (%)

Proportion with access to improved water sources (%)

% with primary education

Kisumu East

150,124

1105

65.2

60.1

54.9

Kisumu West

131,246

616

50.9

50.8

59.7

Kisumu Central

168,892

5,165

76.9

71.8

41.7

Seme

98,805

519

34.6

33.3

64.1

Nyakach

133,041

372

62.8

42.2

61.1

Muhoroni

145,764

218

44.4

45.8

61.4

Nyando

141,037

341

52.8

60.6

61.3

Kisumu County

968,909

482

57 %

54 %

57 %

  1. Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2013