Increase in the Risk of Respiratory Disorders in Adults and Children Related to Crop-Growing in Niger
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of households and individuals by areas, 2013.
Total
Pastoral area
Agricultural area
Households
78 (100.0)
44 (56.4)
34 (43.6)
Household size ()
0.07
Mean number of residents (±SD)
13.3 (±7.5)
11.9 (±6.7)
15.1 (±8.2)
Median [min–max]
13 [2–29]
11 [2–27]
16.5 [3–29]
% with children
32.7
32.8
32.6
Residence on a farm ()
0.005
No
72 (92.3)
44 (100.0)
28 (82.4)
Yes
6 (7.7)
0
6 (17.6)
Type of insecticide used in the household ()
0.02
Rambo (powder)
39 (70.9)
28 (77.9)
11 (57.9)
Piya-piya (liquid)
14 (25.5)
8 (22.2)
6 (31.6)
Spray/spiral
2 (3.6)
0
2 (10.5)
Individuals
Adults
471 (100.0)
256 (54.4)
215 (45.6)
Age ()
0.36
Mean (±SD)
33.5 (±15.9)
34.6 (±16.8)
32.4 (±14.6)
Median [min–max]
30 [15–90]
30 [15–90]
30 [15–80]
Gender ()
0.48
Woman
248 (52.7)
131 (51.2)
117 (54.4)
Man
223 (47.3)
125 (48.8)
98 (45.6)
Literate (can read and write) ()
0.43
No
300 (63.7)
159 (62.1)
141 (65.6)
Yes
171 (36.3)
97 (37.9)
74 (34.4)
Employment ()
0.07
At home (housewives, disabled, …)
20 (8.8)
7 (5.7)
13 (12.5)
Farmer
206 (91.2)
115 (94.3)
91 (87.5)
Smoke status ()
0.02
Never
437 (92.8)
231 (90.2)
206 (95.8)
Former/current
34 (7.2)
25 (9.8)
9 (4.2)
Children
229 (100.0)
125 (54.6)
104 (45.4)
Age ()
0.82
Mean (±SD)
10.2 (±2.3)
10.2 (±2.4)
10.1 (±2.3)
Gender ()
0.18
Girl
130 (56.8)
76 (60.8)
54 (51.9)
Boy
99 (43.2)
49 (39.2)
50 (48.1)
Schooled ()
0.005
No
77 (33.6)
32 (25.6)
45 (43.3)
Yes
152 (66.4)
93 (74.4)
59 (56.7)
Household smoking ()
0.12
No
186 (81.2)
97 (77.6)
89 (85.6)
Yes
43 (18.8)
28 (22.4)
15 (14.4)
Quantitative variable: mean, SD, median, minimum, and maximum. Qualitative variable: number and percentage. test or Student’s -test for quantitative variables and Chi2 test or Fisher for qualitative variables.
