Table 4 Follow-up characteristics by arsenic tester village

Respondent follow-up arsenic knowledge quiz score

14.3 ± 3.2(4–20)

14.0 ± 3.6(4–20)

0.2447

Number of times met with arsenic tester(%)

1 Time

23

29

<0.0001

2 Times

18

36

3 Times

11

22

4 or more times

48

13

Switching status (%)

Did Not Switch

56

37

<.0001

Switched

44

63

Reason for switching, amoung those unsafe well users who switched(%) (N = 287)

Previous tubewell was unsafe for arsenic

87

95

0.121

Previous tubewell broken

4

<1

Too many people using previous tubewell

<1

<1

Dug a new tubewell

4

<1

Did not like the taste of previous tubewell

2

<1

Did not like the color of previous tubewell

2

1

None of these

<1

1

Reason for not switching, amoung those unsafe well users who did not switched(%) (N = 256)

Distance of the safe tubewell was too far

54

58

0.087

Family owns its own tubewell and doesn't wish to impose on others

15

23

Arsenic safe well had too many users

5

2

Safe well owner near home does not want to share

14

9

Physical Limitation

5

2

Alternative well had bad taste

3

1

Alternative well had unusual color

1

2

None of these

1

4

Follow-up creatinine-adjusted urinary As [μg/g Cr (Mean ± SD(range))]

163 ±157(17–1241)

128 ± 150(24–1905)

<.0001

Number of arsenic test conducted

835

675

0.0069