Table 2 Characteristics of individual participants within the clusters randomised to the intervention or control arm of the Mikono Safi trial, Kagera region, Tanzania
Intervention n (%) | Control n (%) | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline survey | |||
Number of participants at baseline | 1582 | 1581 | 3163 |
Median [IQR] age of participants in years | 10 (8–12) | 10 (8–12) | 10 (8–12) |
Female sex | 807 (51) | 809 (51) | 1616 (51) |
Household possessions | |||
Farm/land | 1500 (96) | 1346 (89) | 2846 (92) |
Cow(s)/pig(s)/goat(s)/sheep | 805 (51) | 774 (51) | 1579 (51) |
Television | 957 (61) | 1010 (67) | 1967 (64) |
Gas/electric cooker | 586 (37) | 743 (49) | 1329 (43) |
Mobile phone(s) | 1508 (96) | 1461 (96) | 2969 (96) |
Bicycle | 482 (31) | 516 (34) | 998 (32) |
Motor cycle | 280 (18) | 385 (25) | 665 (22) |
Vehicle/tractor/boat | 379 (24) | 356 (23) | 735 (24) |
Main source of water at home | |||
In-house piped water | 166 (10) | 282 (18) | 448 (14) |
Public owned piped water | 239 (15) | 264 (17) | 503 (16) |
Well | 99 (6) | 117 (7) | 216 (7) |
River/stream | 1040 (66) | 920 (58) | 1960 (62) |
Lake | 51 (3) | 10 (1) | 61 (2) |
Water vendor | 41 (3) | 38 (2) | 79 (3) |
Other sources | 47 (3) | 38 (2) | 85 (3) |
Reason for handwashing the last time participant washed hands | |||
Had visited the toilet | 1119 (71) | 583 (37) | 1702 (54) |
Washed before eating | 608 (38) | 918 (58) | 1526 (48) |
Participant reported ever eating soil | 523 (33) | 575 (36) | 1098 (35) |
Soil-transmitted helminth infection at baseline | |||
Ascaris infection | 6 (0.4) | 49 (3.1) | 55 (1.8) |
Trichuris infection | 543 (35) | 529 (34) | 1072 (34) |
Hookworm infection | 7 (0.45) | 12 (0.77) | 19 (0.61) |
Endline survey | |||
Number of participants at end line | 1566 | 1515 | 3081 |
Median [IQR] age of participants in years | 10 (8-12) | 10 (8–12) | 10 (8–12) |
Female sex | 791 (51) | 786 (52) | 1577 (51) |
Participant currently lives with | |||
Both parents | 1024 (65) | 932 (62) | 1956 (63) |
Single parent | 268 (17) | 294 (19) | 562 (18) |
Guardian | 274 (17) | 289 (19) | 563 (18) |
Participants who received worm treatment during the deworming campaign at start of the study | 1457 (93) | 1328 (88) | 2785 (90) |
Participant ever received worm treatment somewhere else rather than at school | 390 (25) | 421 (28) | 811 (26) |
Participants who had a latrine at home | 1559 (99.6) | 1512 (99.8) | 3071 (99.7) |
Type of latrine | |||
Latrine uses flushed water | 531 (34) | 519 (34) | 1050 (34) |
Latrine has a hole in the floor | 1231 (79) | 1158 (76) | 2389 (78) |
Latrine has a hole in the floor and a lid to cover the hole | 421 (27) | 424 (28) | 845 (28) |
Latrine with a ventilation pipe | 566 (36) | 562 (37) | 1128 (37) |
Reported diarrhoea episode over the past 7 days | 373 (24) | 337 (22) | 710 (23) |
Participant reported that they had ever eaten soil | 622 (40) | 602 (40) | 1224 (40) |
Participant reported that they had ever observed worms while passing stool | 728 (46) | 745 (49) | 1473 (48) |