Table 2 Environmental characteristics of respondent household in North Gondar Zone, June, 2016 (N = 736)
Variables | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Type of roof material | ||
Thatched | 69 | 9.4 |
Corrugated iron | 667 | 90.6 |
Type of floor material | ||
Mud | 725 | 98.5 |
Cement | 11 | 1.5 |
Number of rooms per household | ||
< =2 rooms | 562 | 76.4 |
> 2 rooms | 174 | 23.6 |
Animals live with human | ||
Yes | 173 | 23.5 |
No | 563 | 76.5 |
Presence of Latrine facility | ||
Yes | 482 | 65.5 |
No | 254 | 34.5 |
Type of Latrine facility (N = 482) | ||
Flush/pour flush latrine | 14 | 2.9 |
Ventilated improved pit latrine | 39 | 8.1 |
Pit latrine with slab | 34 | 7.1 |
Pit latrine without slab | 395 | 82 |
Ownership of latrine (N = 482) | ||
Private | 369 | 76.6 |
Shared | 113 | 23.4 |
Presence of feces around the pit hole (N = 482) | ||
Yes | 56 | 7.6 |
No | 426 | 57.9 |
Presence of feces around the house compound | ||
Yes | 112 | 15.2 |
No | 624 | 84.8 |
Source of drinking water | ||
Piped water | 396 | 53.8 |
Orotected spring and well | 190 | 25.8 |
Unprotected spring and well | 133 | 18.1 |
River | 17 | 2.3 |
Intermittent of Water Supply | ||
Yes | 461 | 62.6 |
No | 275 | 37.4 |
Consumption in liter/capita/day | ||
< 20 L/Capita/day | 675 | 91.7 |
> =20 L/Capita/day | 61 | 8.3 |
Household water treatment | ||
Boiling | 13 | 1.8 |
Filtering | 19 | 2.6 |
Use of chemicals | 40 | 5.4 |
Allowing water to settle | 12 | 1.6 |
No treatment | 652 | 88.6 |
Risk of contamination of Household storage | ||
Low | 206 | 28 |
Medium | 314 | 42.7 |
High | 198 | 26.9 |
Very high | 18 | 2.4 |
Risk of contamination of source water | ||
Low | 306 | 41.6 |
Medium | 356 | 48.4 |
High | 74 | 10.1 |
Hand washing facility | ||
Yes | 392 | 53.3 |
No | 344 | 46.7 |
Place of solid waste disposal | ||
Pit | 168 | 22.8 |
Open field | 556 | 75.5 |
Burning | 12 | 1.6 |