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Table 1 Condition and functionality of doors and windows

From: The durability, functionality and acceptability of novel screened doors and windows after 4 years of use in a Gambian village: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Position of door or window

Front

Back

Front and back

Doors

 Number of doors examined

31

30

61

 Door propped open at time of visit

21/31 (68%)

nd

 

 Door clean

14/31 (45%)

22/30 (73%)

36/61 (59%)

 Mortar around the frames undamageda

26/31 (84%)

30/30 (100%)

56/61 (92%)

 Gaps

1/31 (3%)

1/30 (3%)

2/61 (3%)

 Door undamaged

31/31 (100%)

30/30 (100%)

61/61 (100%)

 Door closed smoothly

29/31 (94%)

21/30 (70%)

50/61 (82%)

 Door fully shut automatically

17/31 (55%)

(+ 10 didn’t snap shut)

8/30 (27%)

(+ 8 didn’t snap shut)

25/61 (41%)

(+ 18 didn’t snap shut)

 Original door lock present and working

14/31 (45%)

10/30 (33%)

24/61 (39%)

 Door lock replaced with padlockb

3/31 (10%)

1/30c (3%)

4/61 (7%)

 Evidence of a trace of water inside

0/61 (0%)

3/30 (10%)

3/61 (5%)

 Door with original blinds in working order

1/55 (2%)

3/54 (6%)

4/109 (4%)

 Curtains present

27/31 (87%)

23/30 (77%)

50/61 (82%)

Windows

 Number of windows examined

31

30

61

 Window clean

14/31 (45%)

nd

 

 Mortar around the window frames undamageda

31/31 (100%)

30/30 (100%)

61/61 (100%)

 Gaps present around frames

1/31 (3%)

0/30 (0%)

1/61 (2%)

 Window undamaged

31/31 (100%)

30/30 (100%)

61/61 (100%)

 Evidence of water inside

0/31 (0%)

nd

 

 Window with original blinds in working order

6/29 (21%)

4/27 (15%)

10/56 (18%)

 Curtains present

10/31 (32%)

16/30 (53%)

26/61 (43%)

  1. nd: not done
  2. aVery minor, hairline superficial cracks in the rendering (most likely there from the outset) were discounted
  3. bIn two houses a hole had been made deliberately on the lock side so a chain through the wall and a missing door lock could be padlocked (Fig. 3A)
  4. cLocked with a small stick