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Table 2 Hygienic condition of house hold of under-five children in Wukro town, Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2017–2018, (N = 394)

From: Stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Wukro town, Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percent (%)

Type of latrine

Private pit/wooden slab

115

29.2

Private pit/cement slab

279

70.8

Presence of washing facilities nearby latrine

Yes

258

65.5

No

136

34.5

Use of soap for hand washing after toileting

Yes

313

79.4

No

81

20.6

Type of waste disposal method

Open field

1

.3

Common pit

393

99.7

Care giver wash hand before preparing food

Yes

392

99.5

No

2

.5

Floor of the house

Earth floor

59

15

Ceramics floor

335

85.0