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Table 1 Household characteristics and conditions in Mopeia

From: BOHEMIA a cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of an endectocide-based one health approach to malaria in Mozambique: baseline demographics and key malaria indicators

Household characteristic (N = 25,550)

 

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Household sizea

 

5

[3, 7]

Single resident households

 

1170

4.6

Household head

Sex

Male

19,638

76.9

 

Female

5912

23.1

Agea

 

38

[28,51]

Household constructions (i.e.; built structures)

1

16,031

62.7

 

2

6058

23.7

 

3 or more

3451

13.5

 

Unknown

10

0.04

Household constructions with sleeping rooms

1

18,275

71.5

 

2

4987

19.5

 

3 or more

2211

8.6

 

Unknown

77

0.30

Household type

Traditional mud house

9430

36.9

 

Hut

7411

29.0

 

Precarious

4990

19.5

 

Conventional house

3364

13.2

 

Other

331

1.3

 

Unknown

24

0.1

Household wall material

Adobe

13,938

54.6

(households could report more than one material)

Bamboo

6647

26.0

 

Brick block

4004

15.7

 

Wood

2496

9.8

 

Palm tree

2397

9.4

 

Tin

1210

4.7

 

Tinned wood

1183

4.6

 

Bark

1065

4.2

 

Other

8670

33.9

Main water source for cooking and hygiene

Hole protected with hand pump outside

12,922

50.6

 

Unprotected well outside

4232

16.6

 

Fountain

2743

10.7

 

Water from river

2081

8.1

 

Protected well outside

1228

4.8

 

Lagoon

586

2.3

 

Other

1715

6.7

 

Unknown

43

0.2

Time to water source

Under 10 min

8135

31.8

 

Between 10–30 min

11,658

45.6

 

Between 30–60 min

4534

17.7

 

More than 60 min

1216

4.8

 

Unknown

7

0.03

Main source of energy for lightning

Batteries

17,577

68.8

 

Electricity

2976

11.7

 

Firewood

3057

12.0

 

Solar panel

1191

4.7

 

Other

646

2.5

 

Unknown

103

0.4

Ownership of goods

Cell phone

9829

38.5

(households could report more than one item)

Radio

6301

24.7

 

TV

1909

7.5

Livestock ownership

No livestock

23,539

92.1

 

Pigs

1881

7.4

 

Cattle

86

0.3

 

Pigs and cattle

39

0.2

 

Unknown

5

0.02

Average number of pigs per householdb

 

4.7

6.2

Average number of cattle per householdb

 

4.9

5.2

  1. aMedian [Interquartile range]
  2. bMean (standard deviation)