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. 2009 Oct;27(5):602–611. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i5.3636

Table 2.

Conditions of sanitation, water, hand-washing, and food-hygiene behaviour

Onsite condition No. %
Sanitation
 Private toilet/latrine ownership
  No 1 0.5
  Yes 205 99.5
 Type of toilet (among owners of a private toilet)
  Water-flush toilet 159 77.6
  Single/double vault latrine 41 20.0
  Others (biogas vault latrine, septic tank) 5 2.4
 Water
 Water boiled before drinking
  Not always 2 1.0
  Always 204 99.0
Hand-washing
 Hand-washing with soap after toilet (children's hands)*
  Not always water with soap 115 63.2
  Always water with soap 67 36.8
 Hand-washing with soap before eating (children's hands)
  Not always water with soap 135 70.3
  Always water with soap 57 29.7
 Hand-washing with soap after toilet (mothers)
  Not always water with soap 84 40.8
  Always water with soap 122 59.2
 Hand-washing with soap before feeding (mothers)
  Not always water with soap 117 56.8
  Always water with soap 89 43.2
Food-hygiene behaviour
 Hand-washing with soap before food preparation
  Not always water with soap 144 69.9
  Always water with soap 62 30.1
 Washing utensils
  Not always water with soap 27 13.2
  Always water with soap 178 86.8
 Separating utensils for raw and cooked food
 No 87 42.4
 Yes 118 57.6
 Place of preparing foods for cooking
 Not always on the table 58 28.2
 Always on the table 148 71.8

* Participants who did not answer this question (n=24) were excluded from analysis;

† Participants who did not answer this question (n=14) were excluded from analysis;

‡ One participant who did not answer this question was excluded from analysis