Table 3 Baseline household characteristics of the study area
From: Economic costs analysis of uncomplicated malaria case management in the Peruvian Amazon
Characteristics | N = 680 | % |
|---|---|---|
Housing structure (number of external walls) | ||
0 | 99 | 14.6 |
1–3 | 312 | 45.9 |
4 | 269 | 39.6 |
Main material in walls (n = 581)a | ||
Wood | 551 | 94.8 |
Brick | 2 | 0.3 |
Others (adobe, straw, palm) | 28 | 4.8 |
Main material in floor | ||
Wood | 659 | 96.9 |
Cement or other fine finish | 12 | 1.8 |
Soil | 9 | 1.3 |
Main material in roof | ||
Palm leaf, straw | 446 | 65.7 |
Tin | 233 | 34.3 |
Missing | 1 | |
Overcrowding | ||
No | 291 | 42.8 |
Yes | 389 | 57.2 |
Sanitation facility | ||
No facility, field | 528 | 77.9 |
Pit latrine, ground dug | 150 | 22.1 |
Missing | 2 | |
Source of water for domestic use | ||
River, rain | 601 | 88.4 |
Open well, public tap | 79 | 11.6 |
Electricity available | ||
No | 473 | 69.7 |
Yes | 206 | 30.3 |
Missing | 1 | |
Radio available | ||
No | 302 | 44.4 |
Yes | 378 | 55.6 |
Ownership of bed nets | ||
At least one insecticide treated net (ITN) for every two people | ||
No | 453 | 66.6 |
Yes | 227 | 33.4 |
At least one untreated net for every two people | ||
No | 358 | 52.7 |
Yes | 322 | 47.4 |
At least one ITN/untreated net for every two people | ||
No | 109 | 16.0 |
Yes | 571 | 84.0 |
Indoor residual spraying (previous 12 months) | ||
No | 310 | 46.1 |
Yes | 363 | 53.9 |
Missing | 7 | |