Research Article
Hygiene and Sanitation Practices and the Risk of Morbidity among Children 6–23 Months of Age in Kumbungu District, Ghana
Table 3
Water and food hygiene practices in the households of the children.
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Water safety and hygiene | Household water source | Pipe/borehole | 287 (95.7) | Other | 13 (4.3) |
| How water is treated before use | Treated (filtration, boiling or chlorine tablets) | 102 (34.00) | No treatment | 198 (66.0) |
| How frequently water storage container is cleaned | Anytime storage container is being filled | 275 (94.5) | Otherwise | 16 (5.5) |
| Food hygiene practices | Utensils are washed with soap before cooking | Yes | 275 (91.7) | No | 25 (8.3) |
| Treatment of fruits and vegetables before eating/cooking | Water and salt (saline) | 35 (11.7) | Otherwise | 265 (88.3) |
| Leftover food is covered | Yes | 285 (95.3) | No | 14 (4.7) |
| Leftover food is heated before consumption | Yes | 296 (98.7) | No | 4 (1.3) |
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