Table 3.
Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene conditions of SAC's households and distribution of STH among the SAC in the peri-urban Kebeles of Jimma City, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Categories | STH prevalence | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | |||
| Hygiene | ||||
| Hand washing before meal | Always | 72 (17.6) | 336 (82.4) | 408 (85.3) |
| Often | 40 (57.1) | 30 (42.9) | 70 (14.6) | |
| Hand washing after defecation | Always | 70 (17.1) | 340 (82.9) | 410 (85.8) |
| Often | 41 (64.1) | 23 (35.9) | 64 (13.4) | |
| Sometimes | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | 4 (0.8) | |
| Washing/peeling fruits before eating | Always | 41 (16.8) | 203 (81.2) | 244 (51.0) |
| Often | 47 (26.7) | 129 (73.3) | 176 (36.8) | |
| Sometimes | 24 (41.4) | 34 (58.6) | 58 (12.1) | |
| Status finger nail | Trimmed | 48 (14.6) | 280 (85.4) | 328 (68.6) |
| Untrimmed | 64 (42.7) | 86 (53.3) | 150 (31.4) | |
| Hand washing facility on premises | Available with soap and water | 6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | 27 (6.0) |
| Available without soap and water | 9 (29.0) | 22 (71.0) | 31 (6.9) | |
| Not available | 84 (21.5) | 306 (78.5) | 390 (87.1) | |
| Hand washing after contact with soil | Always | 54 (17.8) | 250 (82.2) | 304 (63.6) |
| Often | 47 (31.5) | 102 (68.5) | 149 (31.2) | |
| Sometimes | 11 (47.8) | 12 (52.2) | 23 (4.8) | |
| Fingernail biting/sucking habits | Yes | 36 (31.9) | 77 (68.1) | 113 (23.6) |
| No | 76 (20.8) | 289 (79.2) | 365 (55.4) | |
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| Sanitation | ||||
| Latrine availability | Yes | 99 (22.1) | 349 (77.9) | 448 (93.7) |
| No | 13 (56.7) | 17 (43.3) | 30 (6.3) | |
| Status of the latrine facilities | Improved | 41 (14.9) | 234 (85.1) | 275 (57.5) |
| Unimproved | 71 (35.0) | 132 (65.0) | 203 (42.5) | |
| Shoe wearing habit | Always | 30 (15.1) | 169 (84.9) | 199 (41.6) |
| Often | 70 (27.8) | 182 (72.2) | 252 (52.7) | |
| Sometimes | 12 (46.2) | 14 (53.8) | 26 (5.4) | |
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| Water source | ||||
| Drinking water source | Protected/improved | 111 (23.9) | 353 (76.1) | 464 (97.1) |
| Unprotected | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 14 (2.9) | |
| Water source for domestic use | Protected/improved | 98 (23.2) | 325 (76.8) | 423 (88.5) |
| Unprotected | 14 (25.5) | 41 (74.5) | 55 (11.5) | |
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| Waste disposal | ||||
| Proper solid waste disposal | Yes | 9 (16.7) | 45 (83.3) | 54 (11.3) |
| No | 103 (24.3) | 321 (75.7) | 424 (88.7) | |
| Proper liquid waste disposal | Yes | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | 11 (2.3) |
| No | 109 (23.3) | 358 (76.7) | 467 (97.7) | |
Improved toilet facilities include traditional pit latrines with slab, ventilated pit latrines, and flush latrines. Unimproved toilet facilities include pit latrines without slab. Protected water source includes tap water, tube hole/borehole, and protected well/spring. Unprotected water source includes unprotected hole/spring and surface water.