Table 5.
Waste management practices of rural households in Dembiya, northwest Ethiopia, May 2017
| Variables | Frequency | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Households sanitation performance | ||
| Adequate | 97 | 43.1 |
| Not adequate | 128 | 56.9 |
| All members of the household use latrine | ||
| Yes | 72 | 32.0 |
| No | 153 | 68.0 |
| The living compound is free from human excreta | ||
| Yes | 101 | 44.9 |
| No | 124 | 55.1 |
| Management of solid waste | ||
| Open dump | 201 | 89.3 |
| Sanitary disposal (burning and burying) | 24 | 10.7 |
| Liquid waste management | ||
| Discard into soak pit or absorption pit | 9 | 4.0 |
| Discharge to open field | 216 | 96.0 |
| Do you clean the compound regularly | ||
| Yes | 13 | 5.8 |
| No | 212 | 94.2 |