Table 2 Environmental and behavioral characteristics of respondents, Jamma district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Types of roof material of the living house | ||
Thatched | 41 | 6.7 |
Corrugated iron sheet | 573 | 93.3 |
Types of floor material of the living house | ||
Mud/sang/dug | 560 | 91.2 |
Cement | 46 | 7.5 |
Wood | 8 | 1.3 |
Animals live with family in one house | ||
Yes | 96 | 15.6 |
No | 518 | 84.4 |
Number of rooms in the house | ||
One | 77 | 12.5 |
Two | 223 | 36.3 |
More than two | 314 | 51.1 |
Availability of latrine | ||
Yes | 441 | 71.8 |
No | 173 | 28.2 |
Availability of handwashing facility | ||
Yes | 259 | 42.2 |
No | 355 | 57.8 |
Main source of water | ||
Protected | 388 | 63.2 |
Unprotected | 226 | 36.8 |
Distance of water source | ||
< 30 min | 193 | 31.4 |
> 30 min | 421 | 69.6 |
Way of taking water from container | ||
Pouring | 472 | 76.2 |
Dipping | 142 | 23.1 |
Site of waste disposal | ||
Pit/Burn | 277 | 45.1 |
Open dump | 337 | 54.9 |
Breastfeeding status | ||
No | 176 | 28.6 |
Partial | 346 | 56.4 |
Exclusive | 92 | 15 |
Child feeding methods/material | ||
Hand | 295 | 48 |
Cup and spoon | 227 | 36.9 |