Table 3 Environmental characteristics of study participants in South Ari District, Southern Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 717)
Variables | Categories | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Water Source | Improved | 377 | 52.6 |
Unimproved | 340 | 47.4 | |
Treating drinking water to make safer | Yes | 221 | 30.8 |
No | 496 | 69.2 | |
Methods used to treat drinking water (n = 221) | Chlorination or Wuha Agar | 144 | 65.2 |
Boiling | 18 | 8.1 | |
Filtering | 59 | 26.7 | |
Availability of latrine | Yes | 657 | 91.6 |
No | 60 | 8.4 | |
Types of the latrine (n = 657) | Flush toilet | 2 | 0.3 |
Pit latrine | 292 | 44.4 | |
VIP | 363 | 55.3 | |
Hand washing practices after latrine use | Yes | 651 | 90.8 |
No | 66 | 9.2 | |
Hand washing practices before preparing food | Yes | 571 | 79.6 |
No | 146 | 20.4 | |
Hand washing practices before serving food | Yes | 497 | 69.3 |
No | 220 | 30.7 | |
Modality of hand washing practices | Always with water and soap | 72 | 10.0 |
Always with only water | 69 | 9.6 | |
Always with water, and sometimes with water and soap | 529 | 73.8 | |
Sometimes eat without washing my hands | 47 | 6.6 |