Table 2 Hygiene, sanitation and behavioural characteristics of model and non-model families in L/Maychew district, Tigray, Ethiopia 2017
Variables | Categories | Model HH | Non model HH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhea | Diarrhea | ||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Proper waste disposal site | Yes | 13 (50.0) | 256 (86.5) | 21 (48.8) | 151 (59.0) |
No | 13 (50.0) | 40 (13.5) | 44 (64.7) | 105 (41.0) | |
Feces seen around home | Yes | 1 (3.8) | 28 (9.8) | 13 (20.0) | 80 (31.2) |
No | 25 (96.2) | 268 (90.5) | 52 (80.0) | 176 (68.8) | |
Separate living area for domestic animals | Yes | 7 (26.9) | 101 (34.1) | 27 (41.5) | 117 (45.7) |
No | 19 (73.1) | 195 (65.9) | 38 (58.5) | 139 (54.3) | |
Water source | Tap | 20 (76.9) | 231 (78.0) | 50 (76.9) | 190 (74.2) |
Other source | 6 (23.1) | 65 (22.0) | 15 (23.1) | 66 (25.8) | |
Time take to fetch water (round trip) in minute | < 15 | 19 (73.1) | 142 (48.0) | 36 (55.4) | 126 (49.2) |
16–30 | 5 (19.2) | 133 (44.9) | 26 (40.0) | 116 (45.3) | |
> 30 | 2 (7.7) | 21 (7.1) | 3 (4.6) | 14 (5.5) | |
Water container have cover | Yes | 21 (80.8) | 233 (78.7) | 44 (67.7) | 194 (75.8) |
No | 5 (19.2) | 63 (21.3) | 21 (32.3) | 62 (24.2) | |
Hand washing facility | Yes | 15 (57.7) | 173 (58.4) | 40 (61.5) | 149 (58.2) |
No | 11 (42.3) | 123 (41.6) | 25 (38.5) | 107 (41.8) | |
Use latrine for defecation | Yes | 10 (38.5) | 249 (84.1) | 46 (70.8) | 213 (83.2) |
No | 16 (61.5) | 47 (15.9) | 19 (29.2) | 43 (16.8) | |
Child feces disposal method | Latrine | 17 (65.4) | 267 (90.2) | 20 (30.8) | 76 (29.7) |
Open disposal | 9 (34.6) | 29 (9.8) | 45 (69.2) | 180 (70.3) | |
Hands wash at a critical period | Yes | 16 (61.5) | 268 (90.5) | 35 (53.8) | 178 (69.5) |
No | 10 (38.5) | 28 (9.5) | 30 (46.2) | 78 (30.5) | |
Treat drinking water | Yes | 24 (92.3) | 234 (79.1) | 51 (78.5) | 211 (82.4) |
No | 2 (7.7) | 62 (20.9) | 14 (21.5) | 45 (17.6) | |
Duration of breast feed in month | ≤ 12 | 6 (23.1) | 30 (10.1) | 8 (12.3) | 40 (15.6) |
13–18 | 3 (11.5) | 44 (14.9) | 9 (13.8) | 41 (16.0) | |
19–24 | 15 (57.7) | 194 (65.5) | 46 (70.8) | 149 (58.2) | |
≥ 23 | 2 (67.7) | 28 (9.5) | 3 (3.1) | 26 (10.2) | |
Measles vaccinated | Yes | 22 (84.6) | 250 (84.5) | 55 (84.6) | 216 (84.4) |
No | 4 (15.4) | 46 (15.5) | 10 (15.4) | 40 (15.6) | |
Rota virus vaccine vaccinated | Yes | 22 (84.6) | 237 (80.1) | 49 (75.4) | 192 (75.0) |
No | 4 (15.4) | 59 (19.9) | 16 (24.6) | 64 (25.0) | |