Table 3 Household related characteristics of the study participants in the predominantly rural population of northwest Ethiopia, 2015
From: Stunting and its determinant factors among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Source of drinking water | ||
Protected source | 501 | 38.7 |
Unprotected source | 794 | 61.3 |
Time to fetch water | ||
≤ 30 min | 955 | 73.7 |
> 30 min | 340 | 26.3 |
Water treatment | ||
Not at all | 1196 | 92.4 |
Always | 68 | 5.3 |
Sometimes | 31 | 2.4 |
Availability of latrine | ||
Yes | 387 | 29.9 |
No | 908 | 70.1 |
Waste disposal | ||
Appropriatea | 160 | 12.4 |
Inappropriateb | 1135 | 87.6 |
Hand washing before feeding | ||
Not at all | 12 | 0.9 |
Sometimes | 41 | 3.2 |
Always | 1242 | 95.9 |
Hand washing after toilet | ||
Not at all | 140 | 10.8 |
Sometimes | 222 | 17.1 |
Always | 933 | 72 |