Table 3 Personal hygiene and environmental sanitation of households in Hadaleala district, Afar region, northeast Ethiopia, April to May, 2015
Environmental variables | Frequency | Percentages |
|---|---|---|
Personal hygiene of mothers | ||
Poor | 535 | 90.5 |
Good | 56 | 9.5 |
Latrine availability | ||
Yes | 108 | 18.3 |
No | 483 | 81.7 |
Solid waste management | ||
Controlled | 101 | 17.1 |
Open field | 490 | 82.9 |
Environmental sanitation | ||
Poor | 464 | 78.5 |
Good | 127 | 21.5 |
Infestation of insects | ||
Yes | 483 | 81.7 |
No | 108 | 18.3 |
Number of rooms | ||
One | 330 | 55.8 |
Two | 231 | 39.1 |
Three | 30 | 5.1 |
Housing floor material | ||
Earth/sand | 500 | 84.6 |
Cemented | 91 | 15.4 |