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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of female IDI respondents using shared sanitation by latrine type

From: Shared latrines in Maputo, Mozambique: exploring emotional well-being and psychosocial stress

Demographic Characteristic

Total n = 70% (n) or Mean (range)

Shared latrine (SL) n = 22% (n) or Mean (range)

Compound sanitation block (CSB) n = 29% (n) or Mean (range)

Control (i.e., traditional latrine) n = 19% (n) or Mean (range)

Life Stage

 Single

22% (15)

23% (5)

21% (6)

26% (5)

 Married

54% (37)

45% (10)

52% (15)

68% (13)

 Separated

6% (4)

14% (3)

3% (1)

0% (0)

 Widow

18% (12)

18% (4)

24% (7)

6% (1)

 Married within last 2 years

16% (11)

9% (2)

17% (5)

21% (4)

 Age

35 (19–70)

37 (20–65)

37 (19–70)

37 (22–60)

 # Children

2.2 (0–6)

2 (0–5)

2.3 (0–6)

2.2 (0–6)

 Children < 3 years

49% (34)

55% (12)

55% (16)

32% (6)

 Children 3–18 years

59% (41)

59% (13)

52% (15)

68% (19)

 New to compound

23% (16)

23% (5)

21% (6)

26% (5)

 Education Level

6 (0–12)

7 (0–12)

5 (0–11)

6 (0–12)

 Mean # HHs sharing

11 (1–100)

5 (1–9)

19 (2–100)

7 (2–22)