Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants from two study islands (Done Khon and Done Som, Khong District (n = 994)
Characteristics | Overall n (%) | Study area | x 2 | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Done Khon, n (%) | Done Som, n (%) | ||||
Age (years) | |||||
 Mean (range) | 29.8 (2–88) | 30.0 (2–87) | 29.6 (2–88) |  |  |
 Age group | |||||
   ≤ 9 | 216 (21.7) | 99 (20.8) | 117 (22.5) |  |  |
  10–16 | 185 (18.6) | 91 (19.2) | 94 (18.1) |  |  |
  17–36 | 204 (20.5) | 102 (21.5) | 102 (19.7) |  |  |
  37–50 | 203 (20.4) | 88 (18.5) | 115 (22.2) |  |  |
   ≥ 51 | 186 (18.7) | 95 (20.0) | 91 (17.5) | 3.3 | 0.511 |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 479 (48.2) | 212 (44.6) | 267 (51.5) |  |  |
 Female | 515 (51.8) | 263 (55.4) | 252 (48.6) | 4.6 | 0.032 |
Educational level | |||||
 Pre-schooler | 108 (10.9) | 52 (10.9) | 56 (10.8) |  |  |
 Illiteracy | 97 (9.8) | 59 (12.4) | 38 (7.3) |  |  |
 Primary school | 538 (54.1) | 237 (49.9) | 301 (58.0) |  |  |
 High school/above | 251 (25.3) | 127 (26.7) | 124 (23.9) | 10.4 | 0.015 |
Occupation | |||||
 Preschool child | 108 (10.9) | 52 (11.0) | 56 (10.8) |  |  |
 Student | 290 (29.1) | 137 (28.8) | 153 (29.5) |  |  |
 Farmer and fisher | 596 (60.0) | 286 (60.2) | 310 (59.7) | 0.05 | 0.975 |
Socioeconomic status | |||||
 Least poor | 195 (19.6) | 126 (26.5) | 69 (13.3) |  |  |
 Less poor | 203 (20.4) | 73 (15.4) | 130 (25.1) |  |  |
 Poor | 192 (19.3) | 107 (22.5) | 85 (16.4) |  |  |
 Very poor | 192 (19.3) | 91 (19.2) | 101 (19.5) |  |  |
 Most poor | 212 (21.3) | 78 (16.4) | 134 (25.8) | 48.6 | <0.001 |
Latrine available | |||||
 No | 556 (55.9) | 239 (50.3) | 317 (61.1) |  |  |
 Yes | 438 (44.1) | 236 (49.7) | 202 (38.9) | 11.7 | 0.001 |
Opened defecation this year | |||||
484 (48.7) | 256 (53.9) | 228 (43.9) | Â | Â | |
 Yes | 510 (51.3) | 219 (46.1) | 291 (56.1) | 9.9 | 0.002 |