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Table 2 Background Characteristics of Busia 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

Nambale

94,637

398

50.7

72.6

63.3

Teso South

137,924

460

78.6

50.6

60.9

Butula

121,870

493

52.4

72.8

62.9

Matayos

111,345

568

68.7

71.6

60.8

Teso North

117,947

452

57.3

46

61.9

Bunyala

66,723

354

29.4

55.7

60.5

Samia

93,500

353

77.2

61.8

62.2

Busia County

743,946

437

61 %

61 %

62 %

  1. Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2013