Table 2 Health and environmental-related characteristics of study participants in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Place where child was delivered | ||
Home | 480 | 70.5 |
Health facility | 201 | 29.5 |
Initiation of breastfeeding | ||
Early initiation | 479 | 70.3 |
Late initiation | 202 | 29.7 |
Access to treated water supply | ||
Yes | 118 | 17.3 |
No | 563 | 82.7 |
Daily water consumption of the household | ||
≤ 40 l | 267 | 39.2 |
41 – 60 l | 253 | 37.2 |
≥ 61 | 161 | 23.6 |
Time required to fetch water | ||
≤ 15 min | 262 | 38.5 |
16 – 30 min | 330 | 48.5 |
> 30 min | 89 | 13.1 |
Availability of a solid waste disposal facility | ||
Yes | 341 | 50.1 |
No | 340 | 49.9 |
Availability of a liquid waste disposal facility | ||
Yes | 328 | 48.2 |
No | 353 | 51.8 |
Latrine availability | ||
Yes | 531 | 78.0 |
No | 150 | 22.0 |
Latrine functionality | ||
Yes | 510 | 74.9 |
No | 21 | 3.1 |
Don’t have a latrine | 150 | 22.0 |
Main energy source | ||
Wood | 457 | 67.1 |
Electric | 21 | 3.1 |
Animal dung | 203 | 29.8 |
Child had at least one dose of azithromycin in the year preceding | ||
Yes | 636 | 93.4 |
No | 45 | 6.6 |
Frequency of face washing in a day (self-reported) | ||
Once | 175 | 25.7 |
Twice | 334 | 49.0 |
Three times | 172 | 25.3 |
Use of soap when washing face (self-reported) | ||
Yes | 457 | 67.1 |
No | 224 | 32.9 |
Face condition | ||
Clean(no nasal/ocular discharge) | 374 | 54.9 |
Unclean | 307 | 45.1 |