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Table 2 Characteristics of the schools in the study sample in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and the pooled regional countries

From: ‘Fit for school’ – a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene programme to improve child health: Results from a longitudinal study in Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR

 

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Regional (pooled)

School characteristicsa

FIT

(n = 10)

Control

(n = 10)

P*

FIT

(n = 9)

Control

(n = 9)

P*

FIT

(n = 22)

Control

(n = 22)

P*

FIT

(n = 41)

Control

(n = 41)

P*

Geographical location (n)

 Rural school

6

6

 

-

-

 

7

7

 

13

13

 

 Urban school

4

4

 

9

9

 

15

15

 

28

28

 

No. of enrollees

(mean n ± sd)

805 ± 384

723 ± 228

0.999

592 ± 323

388 ± 220

0.200

219 ± 124

118 ± 64

0.003

505 ± 346

391 ± 295

0.046

No. of handwashing slots w/ water & soap

(mean n ± sd)

200 ± 128

9 ± 16

0.001

89 ± 57

1 ± 2

<0.001

113 ± 69

17 ± 38

<0.001

129 ± 93

11 ± 30

<0.001

Student to handwashing slot ratio

(mean ratio ± sd)

4:1 ± 1:1

55:1 ± 46:1

<0.001

6:1 ± 1:1

74:1 ± 71:1

<0.001

2:1 ± 2:1

66:1 ± 63:1

0.001

4:1 ± 2:1

65:1 ± 60:1

<0.001

Student to toilet ratio

(mean ratio ± sd)

93:1 ± 56:1

102:1 ± 53:1

0.496

99:1 ± 50:1

112:1 ± 61:1

0.691

63:1 ± 44:1

45:1 ± 24:1

0.218

79:1 ± 50:1

74:1 ± 52:1

0.593

Percentage of clean & functional toilets

(mean % ± sd)

7.6 ± 14.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.068

62.2 ± 41.8

36.1 ± 39.7

0.219

37.6 ± 44.1

15.9 ± 35.9

0.026

35.6 ± 42.0

16.5 ± 33.8

0.007

  1. *Mann Whitney U-test
  2. a Measured at follow-up