Table 5.

Description of water and sanitation facilities at households of respondents in the study area

Description of variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Classification of household water sources by improvement status (n = 298)	Improved water source	281	93.7
	Unimproved water source	17	5.7
Distance of respondents’ household to safe water sources (n = 300)	within the household premises	123	41.0
	Outside the household premises	177	59.0
Average distance of water sources from households (n = 300)	5 min (mode)
Sanitation facilities at household level by safety status (n = 299)	Improved toilet	193	64.3
	Unimproved toilet	70	23.3
	Open Defecation	36	12.0
Distance of respondents’ household to defecation facilities (n = 300)	within the household premises	146	48.7
	Outside the household premises	154	51.3
Average distance of households to toilet (n = 300)	6 min (mode)
Usual under five child defecation practice during the day (n = 300)	Safe point defecation practice	59	19.7
	Unsafe point defecation practice	241	80.3
Usual under five child defecation practice at night (n = 300)	Safe point defecation practice	207	69.0
	Unsafe point defecation practice	93	31.0