Estimating Access to Drinking Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Facilities in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia, in Reference to National Coverage

Table 2

Drinking water supply status of households of Wolaita Sodo town, 2013.

	Respondents response	Responses		Percent of cases
		Number	Percent
Drinking water source	Improved	399	67.90%	67.90%
	Unimproved	189	32.10%	32.10%
The main source of drinking water	Private protected well	85	12.30%	14.50%
	Private unprotected well	19	2.70%	3.20%
	Tap water within yard	263	38.00%	44.70%
	Tap water in community	235	33.90%	40.00%
	River water	58	8.40%	9.90%
	Others	33	4.80%	5.60%
Total		693	100%	117.90%
Drinking water storage materials	Plastic material	465	48.70%	79.10%
	Bucket	180	18.90%	30.60%
	Barrel	274	28.70%	46.60%
	Clay pot	33	3.50%	5.60%
	Others	2	0.20%	0.30%
Total		954	100.00%	162.20%
Type of cleansing materials for clean water containers?	Water only	87	13.70%	14.80%
	Water with soup	495	78.10%	84.50%
	Water with ash and leaves	52	8.20%	8.90%
Total		634	100.00%	108.20%
Have you ever heard about water treatment methods?	Yes	529	90%	90%
	No	59	10%	10%
If you have ever used household water treatment methods, which methods do you use?	Storage (sedimentation)	90	16.50%	23.80%
	Filtration (cloth)	23	4.20%	6.10%
	Sand filtration	4	0.70%	1.10%
	Disinfection (chemical)	333	61.00%	88.10%
	Boiling	91	16.70%	24.10%
	Others	5	0.90%	1.30%
Total		546	100.00%	144.40%
How reliable are the water sources?	Perennial	148	26%	26%
	Intermittent	427	74%	74%
Do all the water storage containers have covers?	Yes	584	99%	99%
	No	4	0.7%	0.7%

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