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Table 2 Descriptive statistics from 2017 survey results and comparison with 2016 result

From: Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in southern Syria: analysis of survey data and recommendations for response

 

Governorate [min and max per sub district]

Total

p-value*

Dar’a

Quneitra

 

HH has at least one child < 5 years, % (n)

71.4% (1112) [59.0–90.5%]

67.9% (248) [63.5–72.1%]

70.8% (1360)

0.703

Mean (SD) people per household

7.2 (3.2) [6.0–8.5]

6.9 (3.4) [5.4–8.8]

7.1 (3.3)

0.001

IDP households, % (n)

21.8% (242) [4.6–52.6%]

37.0% (91) [9.8–81.5%]

24.5% (333)

< 0.001

Female headed HH, % (n)

17.1% (190) [0.0–51.6%]

33.5% (88) [16.0–53.8%]

20.1% (273)

0.682

Mean (SD) age of the head of HH

41.1 (11.1) [37.3–46.0]

40.1 (10.2) [36.6–43.8]

40.9 (11.0)

0.002

Families in damaged/shared shelters, % (n)

49.4% (549) [15.3–94.1%]

31.5% (78) [11.5–50.8%]

46.1% (627)

0.828

Water trucking main source in last 30 days, % (n)

80.4% (894) [41.7–100%]

91.9% (228) [80.0–100%]

82.5% (1122)

< 0.001

Network main source in last 30 days, % (n)

17.1% (190) [0.0–54.8%]

7.3% (18) [0.0–18.7%]

15.3% (208)

< 0.001

Separate drinking water, % (n)

12.8% (142) [0.0–68.2%]

9.7% (24) [0.0–21.3%]

12.2% (166)

< 0.001

Spent ≥2 days without water in last 30 days, % (n)

39.1% (435) [0.0–96.5%]

21.4% (53) [8.5–36.9%]

35.9% (488)

0.003

Did not have enough water in past 30 days, % (n)

29.3% (326) [0.0–80.0%]

6.9% (17) [4.6–8.5%]

25.2% (343)

< 0.001

Modified hygiene due to lack of water, % (n)*

15.2% (169) [0.0–48.2%]

3.6% (9) [1.3–4.9%]

13.1% (178)

< 0.001

Percent of income used to buy water, mean (SD)

22.0% (15.3) [11.7–38.6%]

21.4% (14.7) [14.8–28.9%]

21.9% (15.4)

< 0.001

Consumption lpcd, median (lower, upper quintile)

48.6 (35.7–71.4)

63.5 (47.6–95.2)

61.2 (42.9–86.3)

0.294

Mean FCR mg/Liter (lower, upper quintile), n

0.16 (0.0, 0.3), 1096

0.07 (0.0, 0.0), 248

0.15 (0.0, 0.3) 1344

< 0.001

HH with > 0 mg/L FCR, % (n)

56.7% (630) [0.0–100%]

17.3% (43) [8.5–32.0%]

49.5% (673)

< 0.001

HH with > 0.1 mg/L FCR % (n)

32.3% (359) [0.0–83.3%]

8.5% (21) [0.0–19.7%]

27.9% (380)

< 0.001

Mean pH (lower, upper quintile), n

7.9 (7.8, 8.0) 1093

7.8 (7.8, 8.0) 248

7.9 (7.8, 8.0) 1341

< 0.001

Access to clean/functional toilet, % (n)

96.2% (1070) [77.0–100%]

99.2% (246) [97.3–100%]

96.8% (1316)

0.029

Observed: Clean/functional toilet, % (n)

69.6% (774) [25.3–98.8%]

69.0% (171) [55.4–83.0%]

69.5% (945)

0.002

Mean (SD) users per toilet

7.1 (3.6) [6.0–8.4]

6.5 (3.7) [5.1–8.7]

7.0 (3.6)

0.001

HHs use shared toilet, % (n)

12.7% (141) [1.0–32.8%]

11.3% (28) [6.4–16.4%]

12.4% (169)

< 0.001

HHs could not find/afford hygiene items, % (n)

73.7% (819) [46.8–97.7%]

77.8% (193) [67.2–92.3%]

74.4% (1012)

0.651

Observed: Soap and water at handwash station % (n)

49.6% (551) [7.4–82.1%]

44.4% (110) [12.8%–69.3%]

48.6% (661)

0.648

Observed: Soap or water at handwash station % (n)

77.2% (859) [44.3–97.6%]

72.6% (180) [62.3–82.7%]

76.4%(1039)

0.525

HH left garbage in open, % (n)

1.5% (17) [0.0–7.7%]

7.3% (18) [3.3–12.0%]

2.6% (35)

0.026

HH under WSP program % (n)

50.5% (562) [0.0–100%]

0.0% (0) [0.0–100%]

41.3% (562)

0.002

HH reported at least one child < 5 years had diarrhea in past 2 weeks %, (n)

21.0% (233) [7.1–55.7%]

18.1% (45) [12.8–23.0%]

20.4% (278)

< 0.001

  1. *The p-value is from two-sample t-test comparing 2016 and 2017 results
  2. Abbreviations: household (HH), standard deviation (SD), free chlorine residual (FCR)