Diarrheal Diseases in Under-Five Children and Associated Factors among Farta District Rural Community, Amhara Regional State, North Central Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Household and environmental-related characteristics of study participants among HHs in open-defecation-free kebeles and non-open-defecation-free kebeles in Farta District, North Central Ethiopia, February, 2017 (n = 758).
ODF HHs (378)
NODF HHs (380)
Variables
N (%)
N (%)
Type of roof of the house
Corrugated iron
317 (83.9)
316 (83.2)
Thatched roof
61 (16.1)
64 (16.8)
Type of floor of the house
Earthen floor
375 (99.2)
380 (100)
Cemented
3 (0.8)
0 (0.0)
Type of wall of the residential house
Mud
371 (98.1)
380 (100)
Cemented
7 (1.9)
0 (0)
Presence of separate kitchens
Yes
322 (85.2)
316 (83.2)
No
56 (14.8)
64 (16.8)
Presence of separate rooms for domestic animals
Yes
328 (87.7)
350 (92.1)
No
46 (12.3)
30 (7.9)
Number of rooms in the houses
<3
143 (37.8)
203 (53.4)
≥3
235 (62.2)
177 (46.6)
Availability of latrine
Yes
340 (89.9)
167 (43.9)
No
38 (10.1)
251 (56.1)
Service year of latrine
≤4 years
257 (75.6)
106 (63.5)
>4 years
83 (24.4)
61 (36.5)
The pattern of latrine use
Always
273 (80.3)
63 (37.)
Most of the time
48 (14.1)
29 (17.4)
Sometimes
19 (5.6)
75 (44.9)
Place of infants’ excreta disposal
Throwing faeces out of houses
252 (66.7)
288 (75.8)
Dispose in the latrine
126 (33.3)
92 (24.2)
Handwashing practice after touching infants’ faeces
