Table 2 Baseline characteristics of wells and owners
Characteristics | Overall (N = 143) |
|---|---|
Wards | |
Ilode 1 | 18 (12.6%) |
Ilode 2 | 49 (34.3%) |
Moore | 25 (17.5%) |
Okerewe 1 | 31 (21.7%) |
Okerewe 2 | 9 (6.3%) |
Okerewe 3 | 11 (7.7%) |
Age of wells (Mean ± SD; years) | 20.6 ± 21.7 |
Depth of wells (Mean ± SD; Feet) | 29.3 ± 22.1 |
Mean of age (Mean ± SD; years) | 45.8 ± 17 |
Mean of number of years in residence (Mean ± SD; years) | 14.2 ± 16.4 |
Religion | |
Christianity | 111 (78.7%) |
Islam | 26 (18.4%) |
Traditionalist | 4 (2.8%) |
Occupation | |
Artisan | 100 (69.9%) |
Civil servant | 28 (19.6%) |
Religious leader | 5 (3.5%) |
Student | 6 (4.2%) |
Unemployed | 4 (2.8%) |
Level of education | |
Primary | 24 (19.0%) |
Secondary | 63 (50.0%) |
Tertiary | 39 (31.0%) |
Residence type | |
Flat | 62 (43.4%) |
Tenement | 81 (56.6%) |
Covered | |
Covered | 108 (75.5%) |
Open | 15 (10.5%) |
Partially covered | 20 (14.0%) |
Presence of septic tank | |
No | 94/140 (67.1%) |
Yes | 46/140 (32.9%) |
Keeping of pets | |
No | 96/138 (69.6%) |
Yes | 42/138 (30.4%) |
Dirty platform | |
No | 104 (72.7%) |
Yes | 39 (27.3%) |
Proximity of livestock to well | |
No | 102 (71.3%) |
Yes | 41 (28.7%) |
Proximity of waste dump site to well | |
No | 137 (95.8%) |
Yes | 6 (4.2%) |
Proximity of well to farm | |
No | 133 (93.0%) |
Yes | 10 (7.0%) |
Well undercut by erosion | |
No | 116 (81.1%) |
Yes | 27 (18.9%) |