Table 2.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) towards sanitation of primary school children, Angolela, Ethiopia, October 2008
| Characteristics | N(Total=669) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Boiling water kills germs | ||
| No | 25 | 3.7 |
| Yes | 411 | 61.4 |
| Don’t know | 233 | 34.8 |
| Boiled drinking water yesterday | ||
| No | 575 | 85.9 |
| Yes | 94 | 14.1 |
|
Water container needs cleaning
and covering | ||
| No | 17 | 2.5 |
| Yes | 631 | 94.3 |
| Don’t know | 21 | 3.1 |
| Human feces contain germs | ||
| No | 65 | 9.7 |
| Yes | 488 | 72.9 |
| Don’t know | 116 | 17.3 |
| Materials used for anal cleaning * | ||
| Paper | 215 | 32.2 |
| Leaf | 209 | 31.3 |
| Stone | 193 | 28.9 |
| Grass | 16 | 2.4 |
| Water | 12 | 1.8 |
| Nothing | 15 | 2.2 |
| Other | 8 | 1.2 |
| Materials used for bathing * | ||
| Soap | 630 | 94.3 |
| Water only without soap | 30 | 4.5 |
| Other | 8 | 1.2 |
| Materials used for cleaning teeth | ||
| Twigs | 612 | 91.5 |
| Water only | 10 | 1.5 |
| Other | 47 | 7.0 |
*
Numbers/percentages may not add up to the total number due to missing data