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Table 5 Environmental conditions

From: Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged 2–5 years, southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Wasting

Frequency

Percentage

Yes

No

Source of drinking water

Public tap water

94

70

164

42.05

Private tap

109

47

156

40

Pond

27

14

41

10.51

River water

18

18

29

7.44

Water treatment practice

Yes

72

143

215

55.13

No

70

105

175

44.87

Do you have latrine

Yes

131

228

359

92.05

NO

11

20

31

7.94

Solid waste disposal

Open area

54

92

146

37.44

In a hole

33

80

113

28.97

Use as a fertilizer

18

24

42

10.77

Burning

37

52

89

22.82

Type of house floor

Soil

98

171

269

68.97

Cement

39

69

108

27.69

Wood

5

7

12

3.08

Ceramic

0

1

1

0.26

Have window for their house

Yes

130

225

355

91.03

No

12

23

35

8.97