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Table 2 Self- Reported Household General Characteristics (N = 151)

From: Health need assessment in an indigenous high-altitude population living on an island in Lake Titicaca, Perú

Household General Characteristics

N (%)

Number of people per household

 Children

  0

56 (37.1)

  1

37 (24.5)

  2

34 (22.5)

   ≥ 3

24 (15.9)

 Adults

  1

21 (13.9)

  2

78 (51.7)

  3

37 (24.5)

   ≥ 4

15 (9.9)

Disabilities present in at least one resident

 To move

23 (15.2)

 To see

34 (22.5)

 To hear

25 (16.6)

 To talk

13 (8.6)

 To understand

20 (13.3)

Fuel used for cooking

 Firewood

113 (74.8)

 Liquid gas

5 (3.3)

 Firewood and gas

27 (17.9)

 Manure

1 (0.7)

 Charcoal

5 (3.3)

Presence of a chimney

125 (82.8)

Space in which to cook

 Inside the house

61 (40.4)

 Unroofed area

7 (4.6)

 Separate room

83 (55)

Type of Lighting

 Solar Panel

98 (65)

 Candle

24 (15.9)

 Battery

18 (11.9)

 Other

11 (7.3)

Floor Material

 Natural Ground Floor

74 (49.0)

 Cement

29 (19.2)

 Stone

22 (14.6)

 Other

26 (17.2)

Wall Material

 Adobe

135 (89.4)

 Other

16 (10.6)

Ceiling Material

 Calamine

149 (98.7)

 Reinforced concrete

2 (1.3)