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Table 2 Comparison of village and household-level characteristics, between trial arms

From: The Lake Victoria island intervention study on worms and allergy-related diseases (LaVIISWA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Characteristics1

Standard anthelminthic treatment

Intensive anthelminthic treatment

Village characteristics

(n = 13)

(n = 13)

Households per village, median (IQR)

180 (114 to 290)

265 (98 to 296)

Villages with an alternative water source to the lake

23%

38%

Villages with at least one public toilet

46%

8%

Villages where some households have privately owned toilets

69%

92%

Household characteristics

(n = 524)

(n = 502)

Crowding

  

≤1 person/room

50%

44%

1-2 people/room

26%

32%

>2 people/room

24%

25%

Own animal(s)

41%

43%

Asset score, mean (SD)2

2.7 (1.6)

2.6 (1.6)

Wall materials

  

Wood

98%

92%

Mud and wattle

2%

8%

Other

1%

0%

Roof materials

  

Plastic sheets and thatch

69%

75%

Thatch

16%

17%

Iron sheets

13%

7%

Plastic sheets

2%

1%

Floor materials

  

Beaten earth

49%

50%

Covered beaten earth

49%

49%

Other

2%

1%

Indoor cooking with wood/charcoal/paraffin

55%

63%

Household has toilet

7%

9%

Household takes drinking water from lake

81%

69%

Household takes washing water from lake

93%

91%

Household had no mosquito control measures

50%

48%

  1. 1Missing values in standard and intensive arms, respectively: crowding: 0, 1; animal ownership: 0, 1; asset score: 0, 1; house construction materials: 0, 1; indoor cooking: 0, 1; household toilet: 0, 1; household drinking water: 1, 1; household washing water: 0, 1; and household mosquito control: 0, 1. 2Asset score is number of items owned out of car, boat, motorbike, bicycle, television, radio, mobile phone, and bed. IQR, Interquartile range.