Table 3. Environmental and lifestyle characteristics of respondents in North Wello Zone Hospitals, Ethiopia, December 2016.
| Variables | Low birth weight | Normal birth weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Source of drinking water (n = 360) | ||||
| Protected | 91 | 75.8 | 203 | 84.6 |
| Not protected | 29 | 24.2 | 37 | 15.4 |
| Household water consumption per liter/day (n = 360) | ||||
| < 50 | 107 | 89.2 | 187 | 77.9 |
| ≥ 50 | 13 | 10.8 | 53 | 22.1 |
| Average time required to fetch water (n = 360) | ||||
| < 30 minutes | 112 | 93.3 | 213 | 88.8 |
| ≥ 30 minutes | 8 | 6.7 | 27 | 11.2 |
| Presence of latrine (n = 360) | ||||
| Yes | 91 | 75.8 | 194 | 80.8 |
| No | 29 | 24.2 | 46 | 19.2 |
| Having a separate room for kitchen (n = 360) | ||||
| Yes | 72 | 60.0 | 174 | 72.5 |
| No | 48 | 40.0 | 66 | 27.5 |
| Type of fuel mainly used for cooking (n = 360) | ||||
| Wood | 91 | 75.8 | 130 | 54.2 |
| Kerosene | 3 | 2.5 | 9 | 3.2 |
| Electricity | 18 | 15.0 | 85 | 35.4 |
| Animal Dung | 8 | 6.7 | 16 | 6.7 |
| Treating drinking water (n = 360) | ||||
| Yes | 48 | 40.0 | 59 | 24.6 |
| No | 72 | 60.0 | 181 | 75.4 |
| Time of hand washing* | ||||
| After visiting latrine | 92 | 25.6 | 170 | 47.4 |
| Before preparing food | 102 | 28.4 | 155 | 43.2 |
| Before serving food | 97 | 27.0 | 142 | 39.6 |
| After eating | 95 | 26.5 | 192 | 53.5 |
| After cleaning child feces | 80 | 22.3 | 169 | 47.1 |
| Drinking alcohol during pregnancy (n = 360) | ||||
| Yes | 38 | 31.7 | 76 | 31.7 |
| No | 82 | 68.3 | 164 | 68.3 |
| Type of alcohol consumed by the mothers (n = 165)* | ||||
| Tela+ | 35 | 30.4 | 58 | 50.4 |
| Tej+ | 16 | 13.9 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Areke+ | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Beer/draft | 7 | 6.1 | 28 | 24.3 |
| Wine | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Khat chewing (n = 360) | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 10.8 | 14 | 5.8 |
| No | 107 | 89.2 | 226 | 94.2 |
*variables with multiple responses
+traditional homemade alcohols in Ethiopia