Table 2.
Household and environmental-related characteristics of study participants among HHs in open-defecation-free kebeles and non-open-defecation-free kebeles in Farta District, North Central Ethiopia, February, 2017 (n = 758).
| ODF HHs (378) | NODF HHs (380) | |
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| Variables | N (%) | N (%) |
| Type of roof of the house | ||
| Corrugated iron | 317 (83.9) | 316 (83.2) |
| Thatched roof | 61 (16.1) | 64 (16.8) |
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| Type of floor of the house | ||
| Earthen floor | 375 (99.2) | 380 (100) |
| Cemented | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
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| Type of wall of the residential house | ||
| Mud | 371 (98.1) | 380 (100) |
| Cemented | 7 (1.9) | 0 (0) |
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| Presence of separate kitchens | ||
| Yes | 322 (85.2) | 316 (83.2) |
| No | 56 (14.8) | 64 (16.8) |
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| Presence of separate rooms for domestic animals | ||
| Yes | 328 (87.7) | 350 (92.1) |
| No | 46 (12.3) | 30 (7.9) |
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| Number of rooms in the houses | ||
| <3 | 143 (37.8) | 203 (53.4) |
| ≥3 | 235 (62.2) | 177 (46.6) |
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| Availability of latrine | ||
| Yes | 340 (89.9) | 167 (43.9) |
| No | 38 (10.1) | 251 (56.1) |
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| Service year of latrine | ||
| ≤4 years | 257 (75.6) | 106 (63.5) |
| >4 years | 83 (24.4) | 61 (36.5) |
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| The pattern of latrine use | ||
| Always | 273 (80.3) | 63 (37.) |
| Most of the time | 48 (14.1) | 29 (17.4) |
| Sometimes | 19 (5.6) | 75 (44.9) |
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| Place of infants' excreta disposal | ||
| Throwing faeces out of houses | 252 (66.7) | 288 (75.8) |
| Dispose in the latrine | 126 (33.3) | 92 (24.2) |
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| Handwashing practice after touching infants' faeces | ||
| Yes | 150 (39.7) | 217 (57.1) |
| No | 228 (60.3) | 163 (42.9) |