Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene among Rural Residents in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

Practice of respondents on water, sanitation, and hygiene, in Tigray region, 2018 (n = 756).

Variable	Category	N (%)
Source of water supply	Protected (pump/spring)	680 (89.9%)
	Unprotected (river/spring)	84 (11.1%)
Time taken to fetch water	≤30 min	659 (87.2%)
	>30 min	91 (12.0%)
Water consumption quantity/person/day	≤10 liters	327 (43.3%)
	10–20 litres	341 (45.1%)
	≥20 liters	88 (11.6%)
Solid waste disposal practice	Appropriate disposal	56 (7.4)
	Inappropriate disposal	700 (92.6)
Have latrine	Yes	267 (35.3)
	No	489 (64.7)
Latrine utilization	Among those having latrine	224 (84)
	Among all households surveyed	224 (30)
Households with latrine have handwashing facility (n = 267)	No	225 (85.02)
	Yes	40 (14.98)
Households have handwashing facility (n = 756)	No	714 (94.44)
	Yes	42 (5.56)
Material used for hand washing	Water and soap/ash	455 (60.2)
	Water only	301 (39.8)
Respondent clip hand nails regularly	No	115 (15.2)
	Yes	638 (84.4)
Cleanliness of the household compound	Unclean	461 (60.98)
	Clean	295 (39.02)
Household waste collection	Inappropriate	454 (60.05)
	Appropriate	302 (39.95)
Household waste disposal	Inappropriate	703 (92.99)
	Appropriate	53 (7.01)
Practice on WASH	Poor	384 (50.8)
	Good	372 (49.2)