Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the cases
Socio-demographic variables | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 | Case 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis/gender | 5Â years/male | 8Â years/female | 8Â years/female | 7Â years/male | 11Â years/male | 12Â years/male | 6Â years/female | 8Â years/male |
Source of water | Ground water | Municipal supply | Ground water | Ground water | Ground water | Municipal | Municipal supply | Municipal supply |
Method of water storage | Tank | Tank | Pots | Pots | Tank | Tank | Tank | Pots |
Method of water purification | None | None | None | None | None | None | Boiling | None |
Distance of garbage dumping from water source |  > 100 feet |  > 100 feet |  > 100 feet |  > 100 feet |  > 100feet |  > 100feet |  > 100feet |  > 100 feet |
Pigs in and around household | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Presence of slaughter house in vicinity | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Peel fruits before eating | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Frequency of patient eating outside home | Once a week | Once a month | Once a month | Once a month | Once a month | Week | Once a week | Once a week |
Vegetarian or non-vegetarian? | Non-vegetarian | Non-vegetarian | Vegetarian | Non-vegetarian | Non-veg | Non-veg | Vegetarian | Vegetarian |
Which type of non-vegetarian food do you consume most often? | Chicken | Chicken | None | Chicken | Chicken | Chicken/mutton | Chicken | None |
Non-vegetarian food cooked at home or outside? | Home | Outside | None | Outside/home | Home | Home | Home | None |