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Socio-economic characteristics of 507 rural schoolchildren aged 6–10 years from 12 Mexican communities, 1997–2000. |
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| Characteristics |
Sinaloa n = 356 |
Oaxaca n = 151 |
p value |
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| Mother |
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| Unemployed (%) |
65 (231)e |
59 (89)e |
0.59d |
| Employed (%) |
35 (125)e |
41 (62)e |
0.44d |
| Primary education in years |
5 (3.7)a (18)e |
4.5 (2.8)a (7)e |
0.79b |
| Father |
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| Unemployed (%) |
9 (32)e |
10 (15)e |
0.88d |
| Employed (%) |
91(324)e |
90 (136)e |
0.99d |
| Primary education in years |
4.0 (3.5)a (14)e |
3.8 (3.2)a (6)e |
0.70b |
| Household conditions |
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| Walls |
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| Block/cement (%) |
67 (239)e |
31 (47)e |
<0.0001d |
| Adobe (%) |
17 (61)e |
26 (39)e |
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| Bamboo/mud (%) |
12 (43)e |
24 (36)e |
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| Board laminate/wood (%) |
4 (14)e |
19 (29)e |
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| Roof |
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| Concrete (%) |
80 (285)e |
13 (20)e |
<0.0001d |
| Metal laminate/wood (%) |
16 (57)e |
83 (296)e |
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| Board laminate/wood (%) |
4 (14)e |
4 (14)e |
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| Floor |
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| Bare-earth (%) |
37 (132)e |
47 (71)e |
0.20d |
| Cement (%) |
63 (224)e |
53 (80)e |
0.32d |
| Crowding indexc |
4 (14)e |
6 (9)e |
0.34b |
| Sanitation facilities |
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| Defecation in Open Area (%) |
8 (29)e |
28 (42)e |
<0.0001d |
| Pit (%) |
68 (242)e |
63 (95)e |
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| Latrine (%) |
24 (85)e |
9 (14)e |
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| Drinking water |
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| Treated water (%) |
47 (167)e |
70 (106)e |
<0.01d |
| Untreated water (%) |
53 (189)e |
30 (45)e |
<0.01d |
| Family income |
4 times minimum daily wage |
1 minimum daily wage |
<0.001b |
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a Mean (standard deviation); b Student t-test; c Mean of number people per room; d Chi square test; e Frequency or number of individuals. | |||
Quihui et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:225 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-225 |
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