Assessing the Health Impact of the following Measures in Schools in Maradi (Niger): Construction of Latrines, Clean Water Supply, Establishment of Hand Washing Stations, and Health Education

Table 2

Sex, frequency of functional signs due to lack of hygiene, absence from school, pupils’ hand washing, and latrine use before and after the project, Maradi, Niger.

	Before the project		After the project
	𝑛	% per group	𝑛	% per group
Pupils selected
Programme group	343	51.6	359	51.6
Control group	322	48.4	337	48.4
Total	665		696
	Before the project		After the project
	𝑛	% of girls	𝑛	% of girls
Breakdown by sex
Programme group	343	42.3	359	41.8
Control group	322	28.6	337	31.8
Total	665	35.6	696	36.9
	Before the project		After the project
	𝑛	Prevalence (%)	𝑛	Prevalence (%)
Diarrhoea
Programme group	343	3.2	356	3.1
Control group	322	3.2	335	2.4
Total	665	3.9	691	2.7	𝑃=0.04
Abdominal pains
Programme group	343	5.2	356	3.1
Control group	322	4.0	334	3.3
Total	665	4.7	690	3.2	𝑃=0.02
Vomiting
Programme group	343	2.0	356	1.1
Control group	322	1.2	334	1.5
Total	665	1.7	690	1.3	𝑃=0.08
	Before the project		After the project
	𝑛	Frequency (%)	𝑛	Frequency (%)
Absence from school
Programme group	343	4.4	359	8.6
Control group	322	0.6	337	5.9
Total	665	2.6	696	7.3	𝑃<0.0001
Latrine use at home
Programme group	330	24.8	359	29.9
Control group	322	6.8	334	3.3
Total	652	16.2	693	17.1	𝑃=0.20