Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Its Associated Factors among Rural and Urban Children in Dera Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Environmental and housing condition of selected households in Dera woreda, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014.

Variables	Urban	Rural	Total
Travelling time to water source
Less than 30 minutes	214 (99.5%)	395 (86.6%)	609 (90.8%)
More than 30 minutes	1 (0.5%)	61 (15.4%)	62 (9.2%)
Solid waste disposal pit
Yes	87 (40.5%)	143 (31.4%)	230 (34.3%)
No	128 (59.5%)	313 (68.6%)	441 (65.7%)
Condition of solid waste disposal pit
Functional	83 (95.4%)	117 (81.8%)	200 (87%)
Nonfunctional	4 (4.6%)	26 (18.2%)	30 (13%)
Garbage near the main house
Yes	68 (31.6%)	196 (43%)	264 (39.3%)
No	147 (68.4%)	260 (57%)	407 (60.7%)
Liquid waste disposal pit
Yes	70 (32.6%)	68 (14.9%)	138 (20.6%)
No	145 (67.4%)	388 (85.1%)	533 (79.4%)
Condition of liquid waste disposal pit
Functional	69 (98.6%)	59 (86.8%)	128 (92.8%)
Nonfunctional	1 (1.4%)	9 (13.2%)	10 (7.2%)
Liquid wastes near the main house
Yes	42 (19.5%)	137 (30%)	179 (26.7%)
No	173 (80.5%)	319 (70%)	492 (73.3%)
Latrine availability
Yes	189 (87.9%)	280 (61.4%)	469 (69.9%)
No	26 (12.1%)	176 (38.6%)	202 (30.1%)
Latrine utilization
Yes	187 (98.9%)	241 (86.1%)	428 (91.2%)
No	2 (1.1%)	39 (13.9%)	41 (8.74%)
Who uses the latrine in the families
Only adults	56 (29.9%)	76 (31.5%)	132 (30.8%)
Adults and children	131 (70.1%)	165 (68.5%)	296 (69.2%)
Human faces around the main house
Yes	22 (10.2%)	112 (24.6%)	134 (20%)
No	193 (89.8%)	344 (75.4%)	537 (80%)