Characteristics | No (N = 87) | Yes (N = 56) | Total (N = 143) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wards | Â | Â | Â | 0.183a |
 Ilode 1 | 11.0 (12.6%) | 7.0 (12.5%) | 18.0 (12.6%) |  |
 Ilode 2 | 37.0 (42.5%) | 12.0 (21.4%) | 49.0 (34.3%) |  |
 Moore | 13.0 (14.9%) | 12.0 (21.4%) | 25.0 (17.5%) |  |
 Okerewe 1 | 16.0 (18.4%) | 15.0 (26.8%) | 31.0 (21.7%) |  |
 Okerewe 2 | 4.0 (4.6%) | 5.0 (8.9%) | 9.0 (6.3%) |  |
 Okerewe 3 | 6.0 (6.9%) | 5.0 (8.9%) | 11.0 (7.7%) |  |
Age of well owners (Mean ± SD; years) | 44.3 ± 16.3 | 48.1 ± 17.9 | 45.8 ± 17 | 0.200b |
Number of years in resisdence (Mean ± SD; years) | 16.58 ± 18.6 | 12.7 ± 14.8 | 14.2 ± 16.4 | 0.168b |
Age of wells (Mean ± SD; years) | 25.4 ± 20.2 | 17.5 ± 22.2 | 20.6 ± 21.7 | 0.033b |
Depth of wells (Mean ± SD; Feet) | 25.8 ± 19.5 | 31.5 ± 23.5 | 29.3 ± 22.1 | 0.128b |
Well undercut by erosion | Â | Â | Â | 0.018a |
 No | 76.0 (87.4%) | 40.0 (71.4%) | 116.0 (81.1%) |  |
 Yes | 11.0 (12.6%) | 16.0 (28.6%) | 27.0 (18.9%) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.053a |
 Female | 70.0 (80.5%) | 37.0 (66.1%) | 107.0 (74.8%) |  |
 Male | 17.0 (19.5%) | 19.0 (33.9%) | 36.0 (25.2%) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 0.621a |
 Christianity | 69.0 (80.2%) | 42.0 (76.4%) | 111.0 (78.7%) |  |
 Islam | 14.0 (16.3%) | 12.0 (21.8%) | 26.0 (18.4%) |  |
 Traditionalist | 3.0 (3.5%) | 1.0 (1.8%) | 4.0 (2.8%) |  |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | 0.334a |
 Primary | 16.0 (20.5%) | 8.0 (16.7%) | 24.0 (19.0%) |  |
 Secondary | 35.0 (44.9%) | 28.0 (58.3%) | 63.0 (50.0%) |  |
 Tertiary | 27.0 (34.6%) | 12.0 (25.0%) | 39.0 (31.0%) |  |
Covered | Â | Â | Â | 0.227a |
 Covered | 70.0 (80.5%) | 38.0 (67.9%) | 108.0 (75.5%) |  |
 Open | 7.0 (8.0%) | 8.0 (14.3%) | 15.0 (10.5%) |  |
 Partially covered | 10.0 (11.5%) | 10.0 (17.9%) | 20.0 (14.0%) |  |
Presence of septic tank | Â | Â | Â | 0.005a |
 No | 64.0 (76.2%) | 30.0 (53.6%) | 94.0 (67.1%) |  |
 Yes | 20.0 (23.8%) | 26.0 (46.4%) | 46.0 (32.9%) |  |
Keeping of pets | Â | Â | Â | 0.035a |
 No | 64.0 (76.2%) | 32.0 (59.3%) | 96.0 (69.6%) |  |
 Yes | 20.0 (23.8%) | 22.0 (40.7%) | 42.0 (30.4%) |  |
Proximity of livestock to well | Â | Â | Â | 0.265a |
 No | 65.0 (74.7%) | 37.0 (66.1%) | 102.0 (71.3%) |  |
 Yes | 22.0 (25.3%) | 19.0 (33.9%) | 41.0 (28.7%) |  |
Proximity of waste dump site to well | Â | Â | Â | 0.578a |
 No | 84.0 (96.6%) | 53.0 (94.6%) | 137.0 (95.8%) |  |
 Yes | 3.0 (3.4%) | 3.0 (5.4%) | 6.0 (4.2%) |  |
Proximity of well to farm | Â | Â | Â | 0.198a |
 No | 79.0 (90.8%) | 54.0 (96.4%) | 133.0 (93.0%) |  |
 Yes | 8.0 (9.2%) | 2.0 (3.6%) | 10.0 (7.0%) |  |
Residence type | Â | Â | Â | 0.012a |
 Flat | 45.0 (51.7%) | 17.0 (30.4%) | 62.0 (43.4%) |  |
 Tenement | 42.0 (48.3%) | 39.0 (69.6%) | 81.0 (56.6%) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.131a |
 Artisan | 60.0 (69.0%) | 40.0 (71.4%) | 100.0 (69.9%) |  |
 Civil servant | 18.0 (20.7%) | 10.0 (17.9%) | 28.0 (19.6%) |  |
 Religious leader | 2.0 (2.3%) | 3.0 (5.4%) | 5.0 (3.5%) |  |
 Student | 6.0 (6.9%) | 0.0 (0.0%) | 6.0 (4.2%) |  |
 Unemployed | 1.0 (1.1%) | 3.0 (5.4%) | 4.0 (2.8%) |  |
Dirty platform |  |  |  | <  0.001a |
 No | 72.0 (82.8%) | 32.0 (57.1%) | 104.0 (72.7%) |  |
 Yes | 15.0 (17.2%) | 24.0 (42.9%) | 39.0 (27.3%) |  |
Hospitalization in last year | Â | Â | Â | 0.542a |
 No | 67.0 (83.8%) | 43.0 (79.6%) | 110.0 (82.1%) |  |
 Yes | 13.0 (16.2%) | 11.0 (20.4%) | 24.0 (17.9%) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.045a |
 Married | 75.0 (86.2%) | 54.0 (96.4%) | 129.0 (90.2%) |  |
 Single | 12.0 (13.8%) | 2.0 (3.6%) | 14.0 (9.8%) |  |