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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of latrines screened for ESBL (n = 70)

From: High prevalence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in private and shared latrines in an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristics

  

Screened latrines (n, %)

70

100%

Households sharing one latrine (n, %)

 1 houshold (private latrine)

24

34.3%

 2 households

26

37.1%

 3 households

13

18.6%

 4–10 households

4

5.7%

 10–23 households

3

4.3%

Persons sharing one latrine (mean, ±SD)

11.4

6.5

Household leader male (n, %)

23

32.9%

Household leader’s educational level (n, %)

 none

5

7.1%

 primary school

43

61.4%

 secondary school

22

31.4%

Household leader’s monthly income in US$ (mean, ±SD)

102.7

78.9

Latrines used by children <5 years (n, %)

58

82.9%

Latrines with stored bucket for anal cleaning (n, %)

26

37.1%

Handwashing facilities <1 m (n, %)

3

4.3%

Soap available in latrine (n, %)

6

8.6%

Age of latrines in years (mean, ±SD)

4.6

3.4

Latrine floor material (n, %)

 brick

60

85.7%

 cement

10

14.3%

Cracked or broken slab (n, %)

54

77.1%

Condition of latrine (n, %)

 clean

20

28.6%

 Dirty - faeces on the floor

50

71.4%

Lid available (n, %)

3

4.3%

Latrine separation (n,%)

 no door

6

8.6%

 curtain

5

7.1%

 wood door

59

84.3%

Flies in latrine (n, %)

40

57.1%

Animals in the compound (n, %)

14

20.0%

  1. SD standard deviation