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. 2021 Nov 30;21:532. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-03022-2

Table 2.

Environmental related characteristics of study participants in Jimma Geneti District, Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia, May, 2020 (n = 399)

Environmental related characteristics of study participants (n = 399) Frequency
Number/percent of cases (n = 127) Number/percentage of controls (n = 272)
Latrine availability
 Yes 117 (92.1) 258 (94.9)
 No 10 (7.9) 14 (5.1)
Types of latrine
 Pit latrine without slab 66 (56.4) 160 (62.0)
 Pit latrine with slab 7 (6.0) 41 (16.0)
 Ventilated improved pit latrine 44 (37.6) 57 (22.0)
Sources of water
 Improved 92 (72.4) 201 (73.9)
 Unimproved 35 (27.6) 71 (26.1)
Time spent to collect water
 </= 30 min 91 (71.7) 185 (68.0)
  > 30 min 36 (28.3) 87 32.0)
Availability of hand-washing facility
 Yes 73 (57.5) 173 (63.6)
 No 54 (42.5) 99 (36.4)
Availability of waste disposal facility
 Yes 70 (55.1) 163 (59.9)
 No 57 (44.9) 109 (40.1)
Ownership status of the house
 Private 103 (81.1) 219 (80.5)
 Rented 24 (18.9) 53 (19.5)
Floor of house
 Soil 94 (74.0) 214 (78.7)
 Wood 3 (2.4) 17 (6.3)
 Cement 30 (23.6) 41 (15.1)
Availability of separated kitchen
 Yes 112 (88.2) 258 (84.9)
 No 15 (11.8) 14 (5.1)
Houses shared with domestic animals
 Yes 23 (18.1) 21 (7.7)
 No 104 (81.9) 251 (92.3)