Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrhea among Under-Five Children in Benna Tsemay District, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Pastoralist and Agropastoralist Context
Table 2
Environmental characteristics of the households in Benna Tsemay District, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 01 January to 30 February, 2019.
Variables (n = 722)
Response category
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Housing floor material
Mud
631
87.4
Wood
67
9.3
Cement
14
1.9
Other
10
1.4
Animals live in same house
Yes
187
25.9
No
535
74.1
Number of rooms
One room
474
65.7
Two rooms
93
12.9
Three and above
155
21.5
Latrine availability
Yes
438
60.7
No
284
39.3
Type of latrine (n = 438)
Improved
10
2.3
Traditional pit latrine
428
97.7
Latrine ownership (n = 438)
Privately owned
414
94.5
Shared
24
5.5
Faeces seen around the pit-hole or floor of latrine (n = 438)
Yes
58
13.2
No
380
86.8
Latrine had pit-hole cover (n = 438)
Yes
36
8.2
No
402
91.4
Faeces seen around house or in compound (n = 438)
Yes
69
15.8
No
369
84.2
Hand wash facility
Yes
76
17.4
No
362
82.6
Hand wash facility had water then (n = 76)
Yes
39
51.3
No
37
48.7
Hand washing facility contained soap or ash (n = 76)
Yes
17
22.4
No
59
77.6
Place of disposal of child faeces
Open field
341
47.2
Pit or burning
69
9.6
Latrine
252
34.9
Others
60
8.3
Waste disposal
Proper disposal
310
42.9
Improper disposal
412
57.1
Status of drinking water source
Protected source
438
60.7
Unprotected source
284
39.3
Time spent to fetch water
Thirty minutes and less
434
60.1
More than thirty minutes
288
39.9
Collected or storage water
Yes
234
32.4
No
488
67.6
Type of water collection and storage container (n = 234)
Pot
7
3
Plastic container
45
19.2
Iron container
8
3.4
Jerry cans
174
74.4
Place water containers were kept
On a table (raised place)
46
19.7
On the ground
188
80.3
Cover for water container
Yes
224
95.7
No
10
4.3
Treat water at home
Yes
129
17.9
No
593
82.1
Water treatment method
Boiling
30
23.4
Filtering
38
28.9
Chemical
61
47.7
Plastic sheet and stone; garden, locally selected place.
