Table 2. -Environmental and other related characteristics of mothers having children aged under nine years in Andabet district, northwest Ethiopia, 2022: a multi-level analysis (n = 624).
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Source of water | River | 457 | 73.24 |
Household tap | 167 | 26.76 | |
Time taken to Water point | < = 30 min | 282 | 45.19 |
>30 min | 342 | 54.81 | |
Amount of water used per Person per day | < = 20 liter | 128 | 20.51 |
>20 liter | 496 | 79.49 | |
Frequency of Getting water | All the time | 516 | 82.69 |
Either day or night | 17 | 2.72 | |
In more than a day | 91 | 14.59 | |
Source of energy for cooking | |||
electricity | Yes | 12 | 1.92 |
No | 612 | 98.08 | |
wood | Yes | 615 | 98.56 |
No | 9 | 1.44 | |
Animal dung | Yes | 610 | 97.76 |
No | 14 | 2.24 | |
Charcoal | Yes | 278 | 44.62 |
No | 345 | 55.38 | |
Type of household latrine used | Covered pit latrine | 414 | 84.49 |
Uncovered latrine | 76 | 15.51 | |
Cleanness of latrine | Clean | 327 | 67.01 |
Not clean | 161 | 32.99 | |
Availability of hand washing Material near to latrine | Yes | 15 | 3.07 |
No | 473 | 96.93 | |
Cleanness of the home compound | Clean | 176 | 28.21 |
Not clean | 448 | 71.79 | |
Availability of community latrine | Yes | 153 | 24.52 |
No | 471 | 75.48 | |
Basic trachoma Knowledge | Good | 219 | 35.1 |
Poor | 405 | 64.9 | |
Attitude towards Trachoma | Good | 354 | 56.73 |
Poor | 270 | 43.27 |