Table 4 Respondent characteristics of sanitation, health status, and other environmental factors among women of reproductive age in Kunama population, NorthwestTigray, Ethiopia, February 2014
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Latrine availability | ||
Yes | 139 | 48.9 |
No | 145 | 51.1 |
Type of latrine (n = 139) | ||
Unimproved pit latrine | 139 | 100 |
Source of water | ||
Protected | 223 | 78.5 |
Unprotected | 61 | 21.5 |
Time to fetch drinking water | ||
<30 min | 171 | 60.2 |
≥ 30 min | 113 | 39.8 |
Water treatment practice | ||
Yes | 47 | 16.5 |
No | 237 | 83.5 |
Water treatment mechanism (n = 47) | ||
Sieve through cloth | 30 | 63.8 |
Filter | 4 | 8.5 |
Wuha agar | 13 | 27.7 |
Hand washing | ||
Only before eating | 81 | 28.5 |
Before eating and after toilet | 203 | 71.5 |
Washing agents | ||
Soap | 138 | 48.6 |
None | 146 | 51.4 |
Attack of illness for the last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 68 | 23.9 |
No | 216 | 76.1 |
Type of disease (n = 68) | ||
Malaria | 38 | 55.9 |
Intestinal parasite | 12 | 17.6 |
Kal azar | 7 | 10.3 |
Unspecified disease | 11 | 16.2 |
Health service access (n = 68) | ||
Yes | 65 | 95.6 |
No | 3 | 4.4 |
Place of health service (n = 65) | ||
Governmental | 52 | 80 |
Private | 13 | 20 |