Evaluating the efficacy of point-of-use water filtration units in Fiji

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample

Characteristic	Baseline	Follow-up	Significance of change¹
Town
Nadi	219	219	p = 1.0
Raki Raki	57	57	p = 1.0
Sigatoka	227	227	p = 1.0
Water source
Borehole	128	121	p = 0.28
Catchment	99	99	p = 1.0
River/creek	88	19	p < 0.0001
Tap (treated)	72	145	p < 0.0001
Tap (untreated)	74	86	p = 0.30
Well	42	33	p = 0.049
Season
Rainy (Dec–Apr)	213	113	p < 0.0001
Dry	290	390	p < 0.0001
Household size
Adults	3.17 (1.54)	3.06 (1.54)	p = 0.07
Children	1.62 (1.60)	1.62 (1.71)	p = 0.90
Days between measurements	Mean = 63.8 (60.57)
Days between measurements	Min =19 days; max = 225 days

¹p values from McNemar’s test or a paired t test depending on whether the data was quantitative or binary

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