| Characteristics | Median quantity of solid medical waste (IQR)a | Mann-Whitney test statistic | p-valueb |
| NHIS |
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| No | 3.80 × 10−3 (4.71 × 10−3) | −0.008 | 0.994 |
| Yes | 4.80 × 10−3 (5.08 × 10−3) |
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| Medical Complaints |
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| No | 5.86 × 10−3 (4.80 × 10−3) | 3.986 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 2.31 × 10−3 (1.89 × 10−3) |
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| Highest level of education |
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| None/Basic | 3.81 × 10−3 (4.33 × 10−3) | 0.213 | 0.832 |
| Secondary or higher | 4.80 × 10−3 (5.09 × 10−3) |
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| Children aged below 5 years |
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| Yes | 3.89 × 10−3 (3.17 × 10−3) | 0.395 | 0.693 |
| No | 4.71 × 10−3 (5.65 × 10−3) |
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| Type of House |
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| Compound house | 3.51 × 10−3 (3.12 × 10−3 ) | 2.244 | 0.025 |
| Flat/Other | 5.94 × 10−3 (6.88 × 10−3 ) |
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| Room occupancy (category) |
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| ≤2 person(s) per room | 5.28 × 10−3 (5.02 × 10−3) | 2.038 | 0.042 |
| >2 persons per room | 2.66 × 10−3 (1.72 × 10−3) |
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| Family type |
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| Single family | 4.67 × 10−3 (4.71 × 10−3) | 0.615 | 0.539 |
| Extended family | 3.73 × 10−3 (5.29 × 10−3) |
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