Volume 13, Number 7—July 2007
Dispatch
Point-of-Use Water Treatment and Use among Mothers in Malawi
Lauren J. Stockman*†
, Thea K. Fischer*, Michael Deming*, Bagrey Ngwira‡, Cameron Bowie‡, Nigel Cunliffe§, Joseph Bresee*, and Robert E. Quick*
, Thea K. Fischer*, Michael Deming*, Bagrey Ngwira‡, Cameron Bowie‡, Nigel Cunliffe§, Joseph Bresee*, and Robert E. Quick*Table 1
Household description of mothers/caretakers interviewed and 2004 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for comparison
| Variable | 2005 Household survey |
2004 Malawi DHS, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | 95% CI* | ||
| Region | |||
| North | 211 (13) | 4–34 | 13 |
| Central | 725 (44) | 26–63 | 41 |
| South | 716 (43) | 26–63 | 46 |
| Population | |||
| Urban | 156 (9) | 3–27 | 18 |
| Rural | 1,489 (91) | 73–97 | 82 |
| Latrine | |||
| Traditional pit toilet | 1,290 (79) | 75–87 | 79 |
| No facility | 289 (18) | 13–25 | 16 |
| Drinking water | |||
| Improved source | 1,117 (67) | 53–79 | 64 |
| Unimproved source | 539 (32) | 21–47 | 36 |
*CI, confidence interval.
