Table 1 Baseline household characteristics by treatment group
| Â | Intervention arm n (%) | Control arm n (%) | Totals n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of households | 469 (50.05) | 468 (49.95) | 937 (100) |
No. of participants | 2224 (50.05) | 2202 (49.95) | 4426 (100) |
Gender of household head | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 215 (46.24) | 200 (43.10) | 415 (44.67) |
Female | 250 (53.76) | 264 (56.90) | 514 (55.33) |
Education of household head | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 83 (17.74) | 78 (16.63) | 161 (17.18) |
Educated | 385 (82.26) | 391 (83.37) | 702 (82.82) |
Age group distribution of all participant/household | Â | Â | Â |
Under 5’s | 412 (18.50) | 359 (16.57) | 771 (17.55) |
5-18 years | 721 (32.38) | 789 (36.43) | 1510 (34.37) |
Above 18Â years | 1094 (49.12) | 1018 (47.00) | 2112 (48.08) |
Source of energy | Â | Â | Â |
Wood fire | 431 (92.89) | 402 (86.83) | 883 (89.86) |
Other sources | 33 (7.11) | 61 (13.17) | 94 (10.14) |
Source of lighting | Â | Â | Â |
Traditional lamp | 445 (95.70) | 426 (91.81) | 871(93.76) |
Other source | 20 (4.30) | 38 (8.19) | 58 (6.24) |
Flooring material | Â | Â | Â |
Mud | 404 (86.88) | 365 (78.66) | 769 (82.78) |
Cement | 61 (13.12) | 99 (21.34) | 160 (17.22) |
Roofing materials | Â | Â | Â |
Thatch | 256 (55.41) | 201 (43.32) | 457 (49.35) |
Tin | 203 (43.94) | 254 (54.74) | 457 (49.35) |
Other | 3 (0.65) | 9 (1.94) | 12 (1.30) |
Wall materials | Â | Â | Â |
Mud | 121 (26.08) | 66 (14.19) | 187 (20.13) |
Bricks | 343 (73.92) | 399 (85.81) | 742 (79.87) |
Assets ownership | Â | Â | Â |
Motorbike | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 72 (15.48) | 52 (11.18) | 124 (13.33) |
No | 393 (84.52) | 413 (88.82) | 806 (86.67) |
Bicycle | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 246 (52.90) | 198 (42.58) | 513 (55.16) |
No | 219 (47.10) | 267 (57.42) | 417 (44.84) |
Stove | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 344 (73.98) | 314 (67.53) | 658 (70.75) |
No | 121 (26.02) | 151 (32.47) | 272 (29.25) |
Mobile phone | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 197 (42.37) | 211 (45.38) | 408 (43.87) |
No | 268 (57.63) | 254 (54.62) | 522 (56.13) |
Radio | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 140 (30.11) | 156 (33.55) | 296 (31.83) |
No | 325 (69.89) | 309 (66.45) | 634 (68.17) |