Table 5 Variation in sanitation, food and water challenges with respect to malaria responses
From: Poverty-related diseases (PRDs): unravelling complexities in disease responses in Cameroon
Sanitation, food and water challenges | Response to malaria | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal % | Informal % | Both % | ||
Does participant share toilet with other houses? | Yes | 3.8 | 33.2 | 3.8 |
No | 2.6 | 52.3 | 3.8 | |
Are there water cuts in the neighbourhood? | Yes | 5.7 | 54.0 | 5.7 |
No | 0.8 | 32.1 | 1.9 | |
Does participant eat or drink herbs and other parts of plants to prevent or cure disease? | Yes | 6.0 | 43.4 | 7.2 |
No | 0.4 | 42.6 | 0.4 | |
Is food readily available for the participant? | Yes | 3.4 | 35.7 | 3.8 |
No/sometimes | 3.0 | 50.4 | 3.8 | |
Does participant cook his/her meals? | Yes/sometimes | 5.3 | 74.8 | 6.8 |
No | 1.1 | 11.3 | 0.8 | |
Does participant consider his/her diet to be balanced? | Yes/sometimes | 3.0 | 49.1 | 5.2 |
No | 3.4 | 37.1 | 2.2 | |
Are there days when participant misses one or more meals? | Yes | 6.4 | 77.4 | 6.8 |
No | – | 8.6 | 0.8 | |