Table 1 Sanitation condition of households in the nomadic population (n = 704) of Hadaleala district, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia
From: Childhood diarrheal morbidity and sanitation predictors in a nomadic community
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Drinking water source | ||
 Protected | 251 | 35.7 |
 Unprotected | 453 | 64.3 |
Drinking water source shared with livestock | ||
 Yes | 374 | 53.1 |
 No | 330 | 46.9 |
Average per capita water consumption | ||
  ≤ 15 l | 373 | 53.0 |
  > 15 l | 331 | 47.0 |
Water storage container | ||
 Wide mouthed containers | 488 | 69.3 |
 Narrow mouthed containers | 216 | 30.7 |
Water storage containers were properly covered at the time of the survey | ||
 Yes | 26 | 3.7 |
 No | 678 | 96.3 |
How to withdrawal water from the storage | ||
 Pouring | 684 | 97.2 |
 Dipping | 20 | 2.8 |
Home based water treatment | ||
 Yes | 34 | 4.8 |
 No | 670 | 95.2 |
Common methods of home based treatment | ||
 Chlorination | 32 | 94.12 |
 Sedimentation | 2 | 5.88 |
Availability of any type of latrine | ||
 Yes | 141 | 20.0 |
 No | 563 | 80.0 |
Reason for not having latrine | ||
 Temporary settlement | 323 | 57.37 |
 Knowledge gap | 155 | 27.53 |
 Cultural issues | 85 | 15.10 |
Hand washing after visiting the toilet | ||
 Yes | 67 | 9.5 |
 No | 637 | 90.5 |
Refuse disposal method | ||
 Controlled disposal | 83 | 11.8 |
 Open field | 621 | 88.2 |
Types of floor | ||
 Earth floor | 594 | 84.4 |
 Plastered concrete floor | 110 | 15.6 |
Number of rooms | ||
 One | 398 | 56.5 |
 Two | 306 | 43.5 |