Table 3.
Practices associated with the use of toilets/pit latrines and disposal of food leftovers
| Variable | Level/response | Number of respondents (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiduhi (N = 80) | Twatwatwa (N = 84) | Ihombwe (N = 84) | Overall (%) | ||
| Use of toilets/pit latrines | YES | 8 (10.0)* | 10 (11.9)* | 33 (39.3)** | 16.1 |
| NO | 72 (90)* | 74 (88.1)* | 51 (60.7)** | 84.9 | |
| Throwing food leftovers around the house | YES | 59 (73.8) | 61 (72.6) | 60 (71.4) | 72.6 |
| NO | 21 (26.2) | 23 (27.4) | 24 (28.6) | 27.4 | |
*Not significantly different: p > 0. 0.05
**Significantly different: p < 0.001