Table 3 Socioeconomic characteristics of households (1028) obtained by the hierarchical ascendant classification
| Â | Socioeconomic status of households | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low N = 797 | Middle N = 219 | High N = 12 | Total N = 1028 | |
Distance to health facility, n (%) | ||||
  < 5 km | 540 (67.8) | 127 (58.0) | 5 (41.7) | 672 (65.4) |
 5–10 km | 251 (31.5) | 87 (39.7) | 7 (58.3) | 345 (33.6) |
  > 10 km | 6 (0.8) | 5 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 11 (1.1) |
Ownership of radio, n (%) | ||||
 No | 242 (30.4) | 38 (17.4) | 4 (33.3) | 284 (27.6) |
 Yes | 555 (69.6) | 181 (82.6) | 8 (66.7) | 744 (72.4) |
Ownership of TV, n (%) | ||||
 No | 788 (98.9) | 159 (72.6) | 0 (0) | 947 (92.1) |
 Yes | 9 (1.1) | 60 (27.4) | 12 (100) | 81 (7.9) |
Ownership of mobile phone, n (%) | ||||
 No | 82 (10.3) | 4 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 86 (8.4) |
 Yes | 715 (89.7) | 215 (98.2) | 12 (100) | 942 (91.6) |
Ownership of fridge, n (%) | ||||
 No | 797 (100) | 206 (94.1) | 0 (0) | 1003 (97.6) |
 Yes | 0 (0) | 13 (5.9) | 12 (100) | 25 (2.4) |
Ownership of car, n (%) | ||||
 No | 796 (99.9) | 199 (90.9) | 8 (66.7) | 1003 (97.6) |
 Yes | 1 (0.1) | 20 (9.1) | 4 (33.3) | 25 (2.4) |
Ownership of motorcycle, n (%) | ||||
 No | 322 (40.4) | 47 (21.5) | 0 (0) | 369 (35.9) |
 Yes | 475 (59.6) | 172 (78.5) | 12 (100) | 659 (64.1) |
Ownership of bicycle, n (%) | ||||
 No | 14 (1.8) | 10 (4.6) | 1 (8.3) | 25 (2.4) |
 Yes | 783 (98.2) | 209 (95.4) | 11 (91.7) | 1003 (97.6) |
Toilet ownership, n (%) | ||||
 Latrine | 3 (0.4) | 66 (30.1) | 11 (91.7) | 80 (7.8) |
 Latrines unenriched | 19 (2.4) | 151 (68.9) | 1 (8.3) | 171 (16.6) |
 Absence | 775 (97.2) | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 777 (75.6) |
Major source of drinking water, n (%) | ||||
 Tap (Piped water) | 2 (0.3) | 6 (2.7) | 7 (58.3) | 15 (1.5) |
 Well | 131 (16.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 132 (12.8) |
 Water drilling | 660 (82.8) | 212 (96.8) | 1 (8.3) | 873 (84.9) |
 Other | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (33.3) | 8 (0.8) |
Main source of lighting, n (%) | ||||
 Electricity | 0 (0) | 89 (40.6) | 12 (100) | 101 (9.8) |
 Other | 797 (100) | 130 (59.4) | 0 (0) | 927 (90.2) |
Main material of walls (bedrooms), n (%) | ||||
 Made of cement bricks | 7 (0.9) | 59 (26.9) | 11 (91.7) | 77 (7.5) |
 Semi-hard | 81 (10.2) | 12 (5.5) | 1 (8.3) | 94 (9.1) |
 Made of clay bricks | 709 (89.0) | 148 (67.6) | 0 (0) | 857 (83.4) |
Main material of the floor, n (%) | ||||
 Tiles | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (33.3) | 4 (0.4) |
 Cover floor with roughcast (cement) | 568 (71.3) | 216 (98.6) | 8 (66.7) | 792 (77.0) |
 Dirt floor | 229 (28.7) | 3 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 232 (22.6) |
 Main material of the roof, n (%) | ||||
 With iron sheets | 720 (90.3) | 219 (100) | 12 (100) | 951 (92.5) |
 Made of clay and wood | 64 (8.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 64 (6.2) |
 Made of straw and wood | 13 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (1.3) |
Gas for cooking, n (%) | ||||
 No | 797 (100) | 216 (98.6) | 4 (33.3) | 1017 (98.9) |
 Yes | 0 (0) | 3 (1.4) | 8 (66.7) | 11 (1.1) |
Electricity, n (%) | ||||
 No | 797 (100) | 130 (59.4) | 0 (0) | 927 (90.2) |
 Yes | 0 (0) | 89 (40.6) | 12 (100) | 101 (9.8) |