Table 4 Household characteristics by indigenous and non-indigenous communities
Variable | Non-indigenous community | Indigenous community | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 87 | n = 125 | n = 212 | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Number of inhabitants | ||||||
1–4 | 55 | 63.2 | 70 | 56.0 | 125 | 59.0 |
> 5 | 31 | 35.6 | 51 | 40.8 | 82 | 38.7 |
Ownership | ||||||
Own | 79 | 90.8 | 113 | 90.4 | 192 | 90.6 |
Leased | 8 | 9.2 | 9 | 7.2 | 17 | 8.0 |
Electric service | ||||||
Yes | 77 | 88.5 | 84 | 67.2 | 161 | 75.9 |
No | 9 | 10.3 | 38 | 30.4 | 47 | 22.2 |
Water service | ||||||
Yes | 5 | 5.7 | 12 | 9.6 | 17 | 8.0 |
No | 82 | 94.3 | 110 | 88.0 | 192 | 90.6 |
Sewage system | ||||||
Yes | 3 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 3.3 |
No | 84 | 96.6 | 118 | 94.4 | 202 | 95.3 |
Kind of water bodies | ||||||
Lake | 3 | 3.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.4 |
Stagnant rain water | 6 | 6.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 9 | 4.2 |
River | 77 | 88.5 | 114 | 91.2 | 191 | 90.1 |
Fumigation (vector control programme) | ||||||
Yes | 78 | 89.7 | 115 | 92.0 | 193 | 91.0 |
No | 9 | 10.3 | 7 | 5.6 | 16 | 7.5 |
Use of insecticides | ||||||
Yes | 5 | 5.7 | 10 | 8.0 | 15 | 7.1 |
No | 82 | 94.3 | 112 | 89.6 | 194 | 91.5 |
Draining standing water | ||||||
Yes | 23 | 26.4 | 8 | 6.4 | 31 | 14.6 |
No | 64 | 73.6 | 114 | 91.2 | 178 | 84.0 |
Mosquito mesh for windows | ||||||
Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5.6 | 7 | 3.3 |
No | 87 | 100.0 | 115 | 92.2 | 202 | 95.3 |
Wall material | ||||||
Wood | 74 | 85.1 | 103 | 82.4 | 177 | 83.5 |
Cement blocks | 10 | 11.5 | 10 | 8.0 | 20 | 9.4 |
Others | 3 | 3.4 | 9 | 7.2 | 12 | 5.7 |
Roof material | ||||||
Palm leaf | 29 | 33.3 | 19 | 15.2 | 48 | 22.6 |
Mud | 7 | 8.0 | 13 | 10.4 | 20 | 9.4 |
Tin | 49 | 56.3 | 90 | 72.0 | 139 | 65.6 |
Plastic | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 |