Table 1.
Knowledge of respondents on WASH in Tigray region, 2018.
| Variable | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Can unsafe water cause diarrheal diseases? | Yes | 726 (96.9) |
| No | 23 (3.1) | |
| Can water get contaminated? | Yes | 680 (90.9) |
| No | 68 (9.1) | |
| Was a clean water source used for hand washing? | Yes | 710 (93.9) |
| No | 19 (2.5) | |
| What are the consequences of liquid wastes? | Expose to diseases | 741 (98) |
| Does not expose to diseases | 15 (2) | |
| Does animal dung cause diseases? | Yes | 690 (91.3) |
| No | 66 (8.7) | |
| Have you got information on WASH in the last 6 months? | Yes | 464 (71.1) |
| No | 188 (28.8) | |
| Source of information about WASH? | Health extension workers | 577 (88.5) |
| Radio/television | 139 (21.3) | |
| Women development army/community | 173 (26.5) | |
| What was the information received on WASH about? | Hand hygiene | 531 (70.2) |
| Water quality | 415 (54.9) | |
| Latrine | 549 (72.6) | |
| Sanitation | 347 (45.9) | |
| Is latrine essential and obligatory for every household? | Yes | 671 (89.2) |
| No | 81 (10.8) | |
| Prevention mechanisms for acute watery diarrhea? | Food hygiene | 641 (84.8) |
| Hand hygiene | 537 (71) | |
| Sanitation | 448 (59.3) | |
| Using latrine | 330 (43.7) | |
| What are the consequences of not washing hands? | Expose to various diseases | 744 (98.4) |
| Does not expose to diseases | 12 (1.6) | |
| Knowledge on WASH | Poor | 437 (57.8) |
| Good | 319 (42.2) |