Table 2 Drinking water and hygiene of complementary foods of households in Hadaleala district, Afar region, northeast Ethiopia, April to May, 2015
Environmental variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Drinking water sources | ||
Improved | 237 | 40.1 |
Unimproved | 354 | 59.9 |
Seasonality of water sources | ||
Permanent | 69 | 11.7 |
Temporarily | 522 | 88.3 |
Home based water treatment | ||
Yes | 20 | 3.4 |
No | 571 | 96.6 |
Types of complementary foods for the children | ||
Cow or goat milk | 337 | 57.0 |
Adults’ food | 133 | 22.5 |
Gruel | 112 | 19.0 |
Infant formula/Powder milk | 9 | 1.5 |
Using unclean utensils to serve foods | ||
Yes | 551 | 93.2 |
No | 40 | 6.8 |
Serving uncooked food for the children | ||
Yes | 333 | 56.3 |
No | 258 | 43.7 |
Feeding children soon after food prepared | ||
Yes | 447 | 75.6 |
No | 144 | 24.4 |
Children ate leftover foods | ||
Yes | 539 | 91.2 |
No | 52 | 8.8 |
How do you wash your hand | ||
With plain water | 324 | 54.8 |
With soap | 267 | 45.2 |