Table 3.
Quality and access to drinking water in rural Dembiya, northwest Ethiopia, May 2017
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking water quality | ||
| Good | 67 | 29.8 |
| Not good | 158 | 70.2 |
| Risk level of drinking water quality | ||
| Conformity | 67 | 29.8 |
| Low risk | 12 | 5.3 |
| Intermediate risk | 39 | 17.3 |
| High risk | 107 | 47.6 |
| Drinking water sources | ||
| Protected | 166 | 73.8 |
| Unprotected | 59 | 26.2 |
| More than one water source | ||
| Yes | 190 | 84.4 |
| No | 35 | 15.6 |
| The water source discharges water at any time | ||
| Yes | 205 | 91.1 |
| No | 20 | 8.9 |
| Service level of water supply | ||
| Basic access | 111 | 49.3 |
| No access | 114 | 50.7 |
| Cleanliness of drinking water storage containers | ||
| Clean | 26 | 11.6 |
| Not clean | 199 | 88.4 |
| Water storage containers were properly covered at the time of the survey | ||
| Yes | 78 | 34.7 |
| No | 147 | 65.3 |
| Treat water at household level | ||
| Yes | 17 | 7.6 |
| No | 208 | 92.4 |