Research Article
Latrine Ownership and Its Determinants in Rural Villages of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Latrine ownership and its characteristics among households in rural villages of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 756).
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
| Household owned latrine | | Yes | 270 (35.7) | No | 486 (64.3) | Latrine type | | Pit latrine with wood and mud floor | 174 (64) | Pit latrine with slab floor | 94 (34.8) | Ventilated improved pit latrine | 2 (0.7) | Latrine location | | Inside the compound | 177 (65.6) | Outside the compound | 93 (34.4) | Latrine distance from the house compound | | <50 meters | 245 (90.7) | ≥50 meters | 25 (9.3) | Latrine utilization | | Yes | 228 (84.4) | No | 42 (15.6) | Household members utilized latrine | | Only adults | 33 (12.2) | Only children | 2 (0.7) | Both adults and children | 235 (87.1) | Hand washing practice after latrine use | | Yes | 15 (5.6) | No | 255 (94.4) | Latrine with hand washing facility | | Yes | 40 (14.8) | No | 230 (85.2) | Households knew latrine importance | | Yes | 670 (88.6) | No | 86 (11.4) | Reasons for not constructing latrine | | Lack of money | 51 (6.7) | Lack of space | 36 (4.8) | Demolished latrines | 520 (68.8) | Lack of awareness | 53 (7) | Others | 96 (12.7) | Households having information on latrine | | Yes | 549 (72.6) | No | 207 (27.4) | Source of information | | Health extension workers | 277 (50.5) | Radio | 130 (23.7) | Women development armies | 116 (21.1) | Others | 26 (4.7) | Possess radio | | Yes | 470 (62.2) | No | 286 (37.8) |
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