Research Article

Impact of Community-Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene on Prevalence of Diarrheal Disease and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Selected Woredas of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Environmental characteristics in selected CLTSH implemented and nonimplemented woreda in Gamo Gofa Zone, 2018.

Variables sCharacteristicCLTSH-implemented (318)CLTSH nonimplemented (318)Total
n (%)n (%)N (%)

Latrine availabilityYes240 (75.5%)227 (71.4%)467 (73.4%)
No78 (24.5%)91 (28.6%)169 (26.6%)

Type of latrineVIP22 (9.2%)35 (15.4%)57 (12.2%)
Traditional218 (90.8%)192 (84.6%)410 (87.8%)

Waste refuse disposalProper384 (83.3%)83 (47.4%)467 (73.4%)
Improper77 (16.7%)92 (52.6%)169 (26.6%)

HandwashingYes111 (46.2%)94 (41.4%)205 (43.9%)
No129 (53.8%)133 (58.6%)262 (56.1%)

Disposing infant fecesIn latrine276 (86.8%)253 (79.6%)529 (83.2%)
Not in latrine42 (13.2%)65 (20.4%)107 (16.8%)

Source of drinking waterImproved240 (75.5%)212 (66.7%)452 (71.1%)
Unimproved78 (24.5%)106 (33.3%)184 (28.9%)

Time taken to obtain drinking water<30 min259 (81.4%)273 (85.8%)532 (83.6%)
≥30 min59 (18.6%)45 (14.2%)104 (16.4%)

Per capita water consumption<25 liters237 (74.5%)267 (84%)504 (79.2%)
≥25 liters81 (25.5%)51 (16%)132 (20.8%)

Water storage containerJerry can254 (79.9%)175 (55%)429 (67.5%)
Plastic bucket17 (5.3%)45 (14.2%)62 (9.8%)
Iron bucket5 (1.6%)23 (7.2%)28 (4.4%)
Pot42 (13.2%)75 (23.6%)117 (18.4%)

Water storage coverYes116 (36.5%)78 (24.5%)194 (30.5%)
No202 (63.5%)240 (75.5%)442 (69.5%)

Water drawing from water storageBy pouring35 (42.5%)139 (43.7%)274 (43.1%)
By dipping183 (57.5%)179 (56.3%)362 (56.9%)