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Table 2 Participant numbers per village and data collection methods

From: Domestic water carrying and its implications for health: a review and mixed methods pilot study in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Village (population)

Water system

Alternative water sources

Observed carrying water

Observed carrying water & SSI1

Observed carrying water & NGM2

1 (2,830)

28 CT3

River, mobile water tanker

9

8

1

2 (2,457)

43 CT

Stream or borehole

5

5

0

3 (5,286)

45 CT

River, canal, borehole or pumping station over-flow pipe

13

8

3

4 (1,129)

2 springs

Plastic water tank filled by water tankers

8

6

2

5 & 6 (719)

23 CT

River, spring or borehole

4

1

3

  1. 1SSI = semi-structured interview; 2NGM = Informal natural group meeting; 3Communal Taps