Table 3.

Maternal and environmental health characteristics of respondents in Dubti district, Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia, May 2017 (n = 840).

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Antenatal care follow-up (index child)	Yes	494	58.8
	No	346	41.2
Place of delivery for (index child)	Home	483	57.5
	Health institution	357	42.5
Hand washing practice of mother∗	After latrine use	280	33.3
	Before preparing food	720	85.7
	Before serving food	224	26.7
Source of drinking water	Unprotected source	410	48.8
	Protected source	430	51.2
Presence of latrine	Yes	362	43.1
	No	478	56.9
Solid waste disposal	Open field	766	91.2
	In a pit	74	8.8

^∗Multiple responses in %.