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Table 1 Background information at baseline of HDSS in León and Cuatro Santos, Nicaragua

From: Comparing progress toward the millennium development goal for under-five mortality in León and Cuatro Santos, Nicaragua, 1990–2008

 

León

Cuatro Santos

 

Rural

Urban

Total

Total

Households (n)

3,273

7,271

10,994

4,451

Population (n)

16,412

38,235

54,647

24,535

Women (15–49 years) (n)

4,001

11,215

15,216

5,844

Total fertility rate

3.0

2.0

2.2

2.8

Percentage of women with primary education (15–49 years) (SE1)

39.4 (0.77)

82.9 (0.35)

71.4 (0.36)

50.6 (0.65)

Percentage of households with piped drinking water (SE)

15.9 (0.63)

95.5 (0.24)

71.8 (0.42)

18.0 (0.57)

Percentage of households with latrine (SE)

83.0 (0.65)

98.3 (0.15)

93.8 (0.22)

73.4 (0.66)

  1. 1SE: Standard Errors as percentage.