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Table 1 Characteristics of households participated in the survey (n = 6,055 households)

From: A community-based survey to assess risk for one health challenges in rural Philippines using a mobile application

Characteristics

Total

n (%)

Village 1

n (%)

Village 2

n (%)

Village 3

n (%)

P-value

Number of households surveyed

 Number of persons per household*, Mean±SD

3.9±1.9

3.5±1.8

3.7±1.7

4.3±1.9

< 0.001

 Low income (< 21,600 peso/month)

4,568 (75.4)

1,236 (72.7)

1,705 (81.4)

1,627 (72.0)

< 0.001

Medical care

    

< 0.001

 Community health centers

2,663 (44.0)

1,030 (60.6)

685 (32.7)

948 (41.9)

 

 Doctor’s private office

1,217 (20.1)

445 (26.2)

471 (22.5)

301 (13.3)

 

 Hospital outpatient clinic

1,187 (19.6)

59 (3.5)

492 (23.5)

636 (28.1)

 

Ownership of animal/farm/garden

 Households without animal/farm/garden

1,954 (32.3)

732 (43.0)

628 (30.0)

594 (26.3)

< 0.001

 Households with farm/garden

2,657 (43.9)

542 (31.9)

932 (44.5)

1,183 (52.3)

< 0.001

 Households with animals

3,239 (53.5)

774 (45.5)

1,144 (54.6)

1,321 (58.5)

< 0.001

  1. Note: Village 1 – resided in an area focused on agricultural (rice) development
  2. Village 2 – located at the foot and slopes of the volcano
  3. Village 3 – situated near the lake of a dormant volcano
  4. SD = standard deviation