Table 3.
Household-level and media-related characteristics of participants in Dessie and Kombolcha city administrations, North-East Ethiopia, 2020
| HH and media characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | Median (±IQR) |
| Family size | 4.42 (±1.8) | ||
| 1–3 | 251 | 30.3 | |
| 4–6 | 476 | 57.5 | |
| >6 | 101 | 12.2 | |
| Monthly income at the household level (in Ethiopian Birr) | 3000 (±2500) | ||
| Type of water sources | |||
| Piped water in the dwelling | 136 | 16.4 | |
| Piped water in the yard | 585 | 70.7 | |
| Communal ‘Bono’ | 78 | 9.4 | |
| Spring (any type: protected or unprotected) | 29 | 3.5 | |
| Amount of water in litres/capita/day | 13.15(12.00) | ||
| No access (<20 L/C/D) | 584 | 70.5 | |
| Basic access (≥20 L/C/D) | 244 | 29.5 | |
| Time to take water in minutes | 2.00 (±2.00) | ||
| ≤30 min (1 km round trip) | 789 | 95.3 | |
| >30 min (>1 km round trip) | 39 | 4.7 | |
| Functional TV in the household | |||
| No | 108 | 13 | |
| Yes | 720 | 87 | |
| Functional radio in the household | |||
| No | 347 | 41.9 | |
| Yes | 481 | 58.1 | |
| Functional cellphone in the household | |||
| No | 47 | 5.7 | |
| Yes | 781 | 94.3 | |
HH, household.