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Table 1 Description of study population during years 2012–2015

From: Neighbors’ use of water and sanitation facilities can affect children’s health: a cohort study in Mozambique using a spatial approach

 

2012

2013

2014

2015

p-value*

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

    

0.537

 Male

20,388 (50.1)

23,731 (50.3)

24,000 (50.6)

23,434 (50.5)

 Female

20,318 (49.9)

23,405 (49.7)

23,477 (49.4)

22,987 (49.5)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

Age

    

< 0.001

  < 2

8987 (22.1)

8659 (18.4)

8309 (17.5)

6995 (15.1)

 2–4

8034 (19.7)

9612 (20.4)

9564 (20.1)

9557 (20.6)

 5–9

12,693 (31.2)

15,424 (32.7)

15,756 (33.2)

15,851 (34.1)

 10–14

10,992 (27.0)

13,441 (28.5)

13,848 (29.2)

14,018 (30.2)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

Location

    

< 0.001

 Maciana

8726 (21.4)

9662 (20.5)

9808 (20.7)

9562 (20.6)

 Cambeve

3763 (9.2)

4332 (9.2)

4433 (9.3)

4303 (9.3)

 Manhiça-sede

10,563 (25.9)

12,319 (26.1)

12,322 (26.0)

12,265 (26.4)

 Manchiana

2863 (7.0)

2907 (6.2)

2913 (6.1)

2864 (6.2)

 Palmeira

8042 (19.8)

10,171 (21.6)

10,182 (21.4)

9874 (21.3)

 Taninga

2862 (7.0)

3289 (7.0)

3340 (7.0)

3278 (7.1)

 Ilha Josina Machel

3887 (9.5)

4456 (9.5)

4479 (9.4)

4275 (9.2)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

Water source conditions

    

< 0.001

Improved

31,580 (77.6)

36,977 (78.4)

39,263 (82.7)

39,588 (85.3)

Unimproved

9126 (22.4)

10,159 (21.6)

8214 (17.3)

6833 (14.7)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

 Piped water inside

4696 (11.5)

6658 (14.1)

7238 (15.2)

9157 (19.7)

< 0.001

 Piped water outside

12,469 (30.6)

16,255 (34.5)

18,412 (38.8)

17,764 (38.3)

 Fountain

10,215 (25.1)

7944 (16.9)

6246 (13.2)

5599 (12.1)

 Pumped well

4200 (10.3)

6120 (13.0)

7367 (15.5)

7068 (15.2)

 Surface water

39 (0.1)

18 (0.0)

92 (0.2)

36 (0.1)

 Well without a pump

9087 (22.3)

10,141 (21.5)

8122 (17.1)

6797 (14.6)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

Sanitation conditions

    

< 0.001

Improved

8584 (21.1)

8817 (18.7)

10,685 (22.5)

10,828 (23.3)

Unimproved

32,122 (78.9)

38,319 (81.3)

36,792 (77.5)

35,593 (76.7)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

 Toilet with septic tank

1797 (4.4)

2620 (5.6)

2034 (4.3)

1860 (4.0)

< 0.001

 Improved latrine

6787 (16.7)

6197 (13.1)

8651 (18.2)

8968 (19.3)

 Unimproved latrine

30,840 (75.8)

37,065 (78.6)

35,449 (74.7)

34,380 (74.1)

 Without latrine

1282 (3.1)

1254 (2.7)

1343 (2.8)

1213 (2.6)

Total

40,706 (100.0)

47,136 (100.0)

47,477 (100.0)

46,421 (100.0)

  1. * Non-parametric test for trend for year