Table 2.

Environmental factors that might contribute to the occurrence of trachoma in Gazegibela District, Wagehemera Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, April, 2015

Variables	Categories	Frequencies	Percentages
Sources of water	Protected water source	458	76.2
	Unprotected water sources	143	23.8
Water consumption in liters/day	< 40 litters	36	6.0
	40–60 litters	509	84.7
	>60 litters	56	9.3
Cooking place	Kitchen	480	79.9
	In living room	121	20.1
Sources of energy for cooking	Fire wood	599	99.7
	Charcoal	2	0.3
Window in cooking room	Yes	385	64.1
	No	216	35.9
Methods of waste disposal	On disposal pit	321	53.4
	On farm	280	46.6
Presence of latrine	Yes	478	79.5
	No	123	20.5
Frequency of latrine use (n = 478)	Regularly	389	81.4
	Not regularly	89	18.6
Cattle ownership	Yes	466	77.5
	No	135	22.5
Shelter of cattle (n = 466)	Shelter constructed for cattle around the house	462	99.1
	In the same living room the family living	4	0.90