Table 3.
Environmental Characteristics Among Under-Five Children in Northeast Ethiopia, 2019
| Characteristics | Case (77) | Control (229) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | (%) | Frequency | (%) | |
| Animal lives in the same house No Yes |
57 20 |
74 26 |
186 43 |
81.2 18.8 |
| Availability of latrine No Yes |
2 75 |
2.6 97.4 |
6 223 |
2.6 97.4 |
| Latrine ownership Privately Shared |
54 21 |
70.1 27.3 |
188 35 |
82.1 15.3 |
| Open field (those who did not have latrine) |
2 |
2.6 |
6 |
2.6 |
| Child faces disposal In latrine Not in latrine |
59 18 |
76.6 23.4 |
217 9 |
94.8 5.2 |
| Waste disposal Pit Open field Burning Garbage can |
20 4 16 37 |
26 5.2 20.8 48 |
68 3 36 122 |
29.7 1.3 15.7 53.3 |
| Water source Improved Not Improved |
63 14 |
81.8 18.2 |
214 15 |
93.4 6.6 |
| Distance to a drinking water source ≤15 minutes >15 minutes |
63 14 |
81.8 18.2 |
195 34 |
85.2 14.8 |
| Home-based Water treatment No Yes |
39 38 |
50.6 49.4 |
40 189 |
17.5 82.5 |
| Type of water Storage container Pot Bucket Jerican Other ** |
9 17 46 5 |
11.7 22.1 59.7 6.5 |
16 81 126 6 |
7 35.4 55 2.6 |
| Duration of water without changing ≤1 day >1 day |
25 52 |
32.5 67.5 |
79 150 |
34.5 65.5 |
| Does the container have cover No Yes |
5 72 |
6.5 93.5 |
3 226 |
1.3 98.7 |
| Method of drawing Pouring Deepening |
44 33 |
57.1 42.9 |
131 98 |
57.2 42.8 |
| Presence of Handwashing facility near to a toilet No Yes |
30 47 |
39 61 |
43 186 |
18.8 81.2 |
| Type of floor of house-made from Cement Mud |
49 28 |
63.6 36.4 |
171 58 |
74.7 25.3 |
| Number of rooms <3 ≥3 |
26 51 |
33.8 66.2 |
56 173 |
24.5 75.5 |
| Separate kitchen No Yes |
14 63 |
18.2 81.8 |
28 201 |
12.2 87.8 |
Note: Other**, water tanker.