Baseline characteristics of enrolled households (N=158; N (%)) or median (Q1–Q3)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Number of residents in household | |
| Overall | 4 (3–6) |
| Aged less than 18 years (in 121 households) | 2 (1–3) |
| Type of residence | |
| House/apartment | 154 (98%) |
| Renting a room with a kitchen | 2 (1%) |
| Shelter/temporary accommodation | 2 (1%) |
| Residence size* | |
| Small | 62 (39%) |
| Medium | 74 (47%) |
| Large | 22 (14%) |
| Number of | |
| Rooms | 4 (3–5) |
| Sinks | 2 (2–3) |
| Toilets | 1 (1–2) |
| Crowding | |
| People per room | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) |
| Presence of pets (number of households with each type) | |
| Any | 53 (34%) |
| Cats | 14 (9%) |
| Dogs | 32 (20%) |
| Amphibians (fish or reptile) | 12 (8%) |
| Birds | 5 (3%) |
| Presence of vermin | |
| Any | 53 (34%) |
| Cockroaches | 27 (17%) |
| Rats | 4 (3%) |
| Mice | 7 (4%) |
| Bed bugs | 1 (1%) |
| Other† | 20 (13%) |
| Overall household cleanliness score‡ | |
| Overall | 4 (1–5) |
| Floor and carpets | 1 (0–1) |
| Walls and visible furniture and window sill | 1 (0–1) |
| Bathroom and toilet | 1 (0–1) |
| Kitchen | 1.2 (0–1) |
*Residence size: small: 0–2 bedrooms with minimal communal space; no personal yard or garage; medium: 2–3 bedrooms with at least two separate communal spaces; may have garage or personal yard; large: >3 bedrooms and >2 communal spaces with a personal yard and garage.
†Other vermin reported: ants, dust mites, fleas, flies, spiders, wasps.
‡Household cleanliness score (0–10), where 0=very clean; assessed by interviewer, summed over four subscales: floor and carpets: 0: very clean; 1: acceptably clean; 2: looks as if not cleaned or swept for days. Scattered rubbish; 3: very dirty and looks as if not cleaned for months. Walls and visible furniture and window sills: 0: very clean; 1: acceptable/reasonably clean; 2: dusty and dirty surfaces (dirt comes off with finger); 3: grime or dirt on walls (greasy, messy, wet and/or grubby furniture). Bathroom and toilet: 0: very clean; 1: acceptable/reasonably clean; 2: untidy, unclean/grubby surfaces; 3: dirty surfaces with scattered rubbish; faeces or urine on outside of toilet bowl. Kitchen: 0: very clean; 1: acceptable/reasonably clean; 2: untidy with dirty surfaces, rubbish mainly in garbage bin; 3: surfaces dirty, piles of unwashed dishes, bins overflowing, rotten or moldy food.