Table 2 Characteristic of the surveyed houses
From: The needs and opportunities for housing improvement for malaria control in southern Tanzania
Variables | Category | All n (%) | Urban n (%) | Peri-urban n (%) | Rural n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All houses | 802 (100%) | 201 (25.1%) | 213 (26.6%) | 388 (48.4%) | |
Major house type | Bricks wall and metal roof | 626 (78.1%) | 188 (93.5%) | 178 (83.6%) | 260 (67.0%) |
Mud wall and thatched roof | 108 (13.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 14 (6.6%) | 88 (22.7%) | |
Bricks wall and thatched roof | 47 (5.9%) | 2 (1.0%) | 15 (7.0%) | 30 (7.7%) | |
Mud wall and metal roof | 21 (2.6%) | 5 (2.5%) | 6 (2.8%) | 10 (2.6%) | |
Wall type | Plastered bricks | 246 (30.7%) | 105 (52.2%) | 67 (31.5%) | 74 (19.1%) |
Unplastered bricks | 427 (53.2%) | 85 (42.3%) | 126 (59.2%) | 216 (55.7%) | |
Mud | 129 (16.1%) | 11 (5.5%) | 20 (9.4%) | 98 (25.3%) | |
Condition of walls | No holes | 474 (59.1%) | 125 (62.2%) | 133 (62.4%) | 216 (55.7%) |
Holes | 328 (40.9%) | 76 (37.8%) | 80 (37.6%) | 172 (44.3%) | |
Roof type | Metal sheet | 647 (80.7%) | 193 (96.0%) | 184 (86.4%) | 270 (69.6%) |
Thatched | 155 (19.3%) | 8 (4.0%) | 29 (13.6%) | 118 (30.4%) | |
Condition of the roof | No holes | 579 (72.2%) | 123 (61.2%) | 171 (80.3%) | 285 (73.5%) |
Holes | 223 (27.8%) | 78 (38.8%) | 42 (19.7%) | 103 (26.5%) | |
Windows cover* | Wire mesh | 391 (50.9%) | 134 (66.7%) | 118 (57.6%) | 139 (38.4%) |
Insect screens | 350 (45.6%) | 117 (58.2%) | 103 (50.2%) | 130 (35.9%) | |
Bricks | 302 (39.3%) | 60 (29.9%) | 86 (42.0%) | 156 (43.1%) | |
Uncovered | 85 (11.1%) | 25 (12.4%) | 22 (10.7%) | 38 (10.5%) | |
Curtains/clothes | 80 (10.4%) | 18 (9.0%) | 21 (10.2%) | 41 (11.3%) | |
Wood/bamboo | 75 (9.8%) | 17 (8.5%) | 18 (8.8%) | 40 (11.0%) | |
Others | 36 (4.7%) | 18 (9.0%) | 9 (4.4%) | 9 (2.5%) | |
Condition of the Windows cover | No holes | 199 (25.9%) | 70 (34.8%) | 57 (27.8%) | 72 (19.9%) |
Holes | 569 (74.1%) | 131 (65.2%) | 148 (72.2%) | 290 (80.1%) | |
Entry door cover* | Wood/bamboo | 611 (76.2%) | 161 (80.1%) | 154 (72.3%) | 296 (76.3%) |
Metal sheet | 194 (24.2%) | 35 (17.4%) | 58 (27.2%) | 101 (26.0%) | |
Grill | 67 (8.4%) | 38 (18.9%) | 17 (8.0%) | 12 (3.1%) | |
Uncovered | 35 (4.4%) | 6 (3.0%) | 11 (5.2%) | 18 (4.6%) | |
Bricks | 16 (2.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 5 (2.3%) | 8 (2.1%) | |
Condition of the doors cover | No holes | 318 (39.7%) | 92 (45.8%) | 78 (36.6%) | 148 (38.1%) |
Holes | 484 (60.3%) | 109 (54.2%) | 135 (63.4%) | 240 (61.9%) | |
Eaves space | Open eaves | 416 (51.9%) | 83 (41.3%) | 103 (48.6%) | 230 (59.3%) |
Closed eaves | 385 (48.1%) | 118 (58.7%) | 109 (51.4%) | 158 (40.7%) | |
Average open eave width (range) | 15 (2–60) cm | 8 (2–40) cm | 14 (3–60) cm | 15 (2–60) cm | |
Ceiling | Not present | 727 (90.6%) | 164 (81.6%) | 200 (93.9%) | 363 (93.6%) |
Present | 75 (9.4%) | 37 (18.4%) | 13 (6.1%) | 25 (6.4%) | |
Ceiling material | Gypsum | 38 (50.7%) | 24 (64.9%) | 11 (84.6%) | 3 (12.0%) |
Wood | 26 (34.7%) | 10 (27.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 16 (64.0%) | |
Nylon | 11 (14.6%) | 3 (8.1%) | 2 (15.4%) | 6 (24.0%) | |
Condition of ceiling | No holes | 59 (78.7%) | 32 (86.5%) | 13 (100%) | 14 (56.0%) |
Holes | 16 (21.3%) | 5 (13.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (44.0%) | |
Floor-type | Mud | 449 (56.0%) | 60 (29.9%) | 115 (54.0%) | 274 (70.6%) |
Cement | 324 (40.4%) | 125 (62.2%) | 89 (41.8%) | 110 (28.4%) | |
Tiled | 29 (3.6%) | 16 (8.0%) | 9 (4.2%) | 4 (1.0%) | |