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Table 1 Classification of the quality of the household homes

From: Prevalence and correlates for diarrhoea in the mountainous informal settlements of Huye town, Rwanda

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Good quality

Roof of the house covered by new iron sheets; the floor cemented and walls painted; the compound fenced with bricks or cemented (with a gate made of iron material) and the compound floor paved; drainage systems built; generally, the place is regularly maintained to provide comfort to household members.

Medium quality

Roof of the main house covered by new iron sheets or new local roofing materials (made of clay); the floor may be cemented and the walls painted but not maintained; the compound fenced by timber and the compound floor not paved but kept in good condition through regular maintenance.

Poor quality

The roofing material of the main house is old (either iron sheets or local roofing materials); the floor not cemented and walls not painted; the compound fenced by planted trees or no compound at all; the compound floor neither paved nor sustained.