Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrheal Diseases among Under-Five Children in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Environmental characteristics of participants in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia, from February 15 to March 10, 2018 (n = 620).

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency (n = 620)	%
Main source of drinking water	Piped system	170	27.4
	Protected spring	257	41.5
	Well	162	26.1
	River/stream water	31	5
Mechanism of water treatment	Boil	65	10.5
	Add chemical	180	29
	Filter through cloth	43	6.9
	Do nothing	332	53.5
Type of storage container used	Jerrican	498	80.3
	Clay pot	87	14
	Bucket	35	5.6
Type of latrine	Ventilated improved pit latrine	36	5.8
	Pit latrine with slab	348	56.1
	Pit latrine without slab	142	22.9
	Open pit	94	15.2
Child stool disposal	Dispose in the toilet	563	90.8
	Dispose somewhere in the yard	57	9.2
Solid waste disposal method	Dispose openly	273	44.7
	Dispose in a prepared hole	343	55.3
	Dispose in a communal latrine	4	0.6
Liquid waste disposal method	Dispose openly everywhere	379	61.1
	Dispose privately at a designated place	234	37.7
	Dispose in a road ditch	7	1.1
Hand washing mechanism	Without soap/ash	111	17.9
	With soap/ash	509	82.1
ODF status of the kebeles	Yes	319	51.5
	No	301	48.5