Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic status of respondents in irrigation and non-irrigation users in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
Characteristics | Irrigated | Non-irrigated | Total | Chi-square (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | percent | Frequency | percent | Â | Â | |
Mother’s age | ||||||
  < 20 years | 16 | 2.7 | 17 | 2.9 | 33 (2.8) | 4.70 (0.095) |
 20–29 years | 153 | 26.3 | 186 | 32.0 | 339 (29.1) |  |
  ≥ 30 years | 413 | 71.0 | 379 | 65.1 | 792 (68.0) |  |
Family size | ||||||
  ≤ 4 members | 138 | 23.7 | 186 | 32.0 | 324 (27.8) | 9.85 (0.002) |
  > 4 members | 444 | 76.3 | 396 | 68.0 | 840 (72.2) |  |
Mother education | ||||||
 Unable to read and write | 483 | 83.0 | 471 | 80.9 | 954 (82.0) | 0.84 (0.36) |
 Able to read and write | 99 | 17.0 | 111 | 19.1 | 210 (18.0) |  |
Antenatal care visit | ||||||
 No visit | 6 | 1.0 | 40 | 6.9 | 46 (4.0) | 27.26(< 0.001) |
 1–3 visits | 333 | 57.2 | 330 | 56.7 | 663 (57.0) |  |
  > 3 visits | 243 | 41.8 | 212 | 36.4 | 455 (39.1) |  |
Frequency of PNC | ||||||
 No visit | 484 | 83.2 | 512 | 88.0 | 996 (85.6) | 13.5 (0.001) |
 1–2 visit | 83 | 14.3 | 46 | 7.9 | 129 (11.1) |  |
  > 3 visit | 15 | 2.6 | 24 | 4.1 | 39 (3.4) |  |
Time taken to reach the health facility | ||||||
  < 1 h | 442 | 75.9 | 207 | 35.6 | 649 (55.8) | 192.32(< 0.001) |
  ≥ 1 h | 140 | 24.1 | 375 | 64.4 | 515 (44.2) |  |
Drinking water source | ||||||
 Improved source | 438 | 75.3 | 430 | 73.9 | 868 (74.6) | 0.29 (0.590) |
 Unimproved source | 144 | 24.7 | 152 | 26.1 | 296 (25.4) |  |
Latrine facility | ||||||
 Improved latrine | 394 | 67.7 | 222 | 38.1 | 616 (52.9) | 102.01 (< 0.001) |
 Unimproved latrine | 188 | 32.3 | 360 | 61.9 | 548 (47.1) |  |
Ways of Hand washing habits | ||||||
 Only with water | 26 | 4.5 | 208 | 35.7 | 234 (20.1) | 184.34(< 0.001) |
 Sometime with soap and water | 479 | 82.3 | 344 | 59.1 | 823 (70.7) |  |
 Always with soap and water | 77 | 13.2 | 30 | 5.2 | 107 (9.2) |  |