Table 4.
Water source, sanitation and hygienic characteristics of the respondents from food secure and food insecure households of Albuko district, northeast Ethiopia, 2017
| Characteristics | Food secure HHs n=527 |
Food insecure HHs n=512 |
Total n=1039 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Sources of water | ||||||
| Protected source | 477 | 90.5 | 441 | 86.1 | 918 | 88.4 |
| Unprotected source | 50 | 9.5 | 71 | 13.9 | 121 | 11.6 |
| Amount of water used (litter) | ||||||
| <40 | 201 | 38.1 | 194 | 37.9 | 395 | 38.0 |
| >40 | 326 | 61.8 | 318 | 62.1 | 644 | 61.9 |
| Time spent to water (minutes) | ||||||
| <30 | 363 | 68.9 | 346 | 67.6 | 709 | 68.2 |
| >30 | 164 | 31.1 | 166 | 32.4 | 330 | 31.8 |
| Latrine availability | ||||||
| Yes | 413 | 78.4 | 476 | 93.0 | 889 | 85.6 |
| No | 114 | 21.6 | 36 | 7.0 | 150 | 14.4 |
| Types of latrine | ||||||
| Pit | 409 | 99.1 | 464 | 97.4 | 873 | 98.2 |
| Flush | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Ventilated improved | 4 | 0.9 | 10 | 2.2 | 14 | 1.6 |
HHs households
Time spent to water: the time it takes to reach to water source (for single trip)