Table 2.
Attitude of respondents on WASH in Tigray region, 2018 (n = 756).
| Characteristics | Strongly agree, N (%) | Agree, N (%) | Neutral, N (%) | Disagree, N (%) | Strongly disagree, N (%) |
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| Attitude on access, quality, and use of water | |||||
| Clean water consumption is important only when one gets sick | 27 (4) | 56 (7) | 20 (3) | 379 (50) | 274 (36) |
| Consumption of safe and enough water can prevent waterborne diseases | 272 (36) | 447 (59) | 21 (3) | 9 (1) | 7 (1) |
| Defecating near water source can cause contamination | 349 (46) | 356 (47) | 29 (4) | 14 (2) | 8 (1) |
| Boiling water before consumption helps to remove disease causing microorganisms | 376 (50) | 336 (44) | 33 (5) | 9 (1) | 2 (0) |
| Water containers must always be clean | 441 (58) | 293 (39) | 17 (2) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) |
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| Attitude on sanitation and health promotion | |||||
| Cattle dung, if not properly managed, causes health problems | 304 (40) | 375 (50) | 27 (4) | 34 (5) | 16 (2) |
| Disposing liquid waste inside the compound does not cause any health problems | 32 (4) | 96 (13) | 28 (4) | 376 (50) | 224 (30) |
| Diarrheal diseases are caused by poor personal hygiene and sanitation | 329 (44) | 379 (50) | 29 (4) | 9 (1) | 10 (1) |
| Diarrheal diseases are transmittable | 389 (52) | 294 (39) | 40 (5) | 19 (3) | 14 (2) |
| Waste can be breeding sites for flies and rodents | 401 (53) | 320 (42) | 17 (2) | 9 (1) | 9 (1) |
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| Attitude on latrine access and utilization | |||||
| The significance of latrine is for privacy only | 39 (5) | 104 (14) | 35 (5) | 310 (41) | 268 (35) |
| Nonutilization of latrine by neighboring households is unrelated to respondents' family health | 31 (4) | 121 (16) | 85 (11) | 342 (45) | 177 (23) |
| Households have obligation to construct their own latrine | 410 (54) | 300 (40) | 27 (4) | 8 (1) | 11 (2) |
| Latrine is important for nighttime use only | 35 (5) | 72 (10) | 28 (4) | 375 (50) | 246 (33) |
| Latrine structure should include washable slab with super structure and ventilation | 21 (3) | 8 (1) | 22 (3) | 354 (47) | 338 (45) |
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| Attitude on hand hygiene | |||||
| Washing hand after using latrine prevents diarrheal diseases | 309 (41) | 393 (52) | 26 (3) | 11 (2) | 17 (2) |
| Children's stool is free from disease causing germs | 47 (6) | 84 (11) | 61 (8) | 358 (47) | 206 (27) |
| Washing hands with water alone is enough to sanitize hands | 28 (4) | 158 (21) | 55 (7) | 363 (48) | 152 (20) |
| Washing hands is more important after eating than before eating food | 26 (3) | 151 (20) | 46 (6) | 302 (40) | 231 (31) |
| Hand hygiene and diarrheal diseases are unrelated | 32 (4) | 63 (8) | 56 (7) | 438 (58) | 167 (22) |
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| Over all attitude | N (%) | ||||
| Unfavorable attitude | 388 (51.5) | ||||
| Favorable attitude | 365 (48.5) | ||||