Table 8.
Water service coverage and related conditions of Negele town in 2018.
| Variable | Frequency (%) of participants per zone | Overall (%) | ||
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| General | Eastern | Western | ||
| Having a private tap water | ||||
| Yes | 29 (17.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 29 (7.6) |
| No | 137 (82.5) | 126 (100) | 88 (100) | 351(92.4) |
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| Source of water if no one has tap water | ||||
| Others' private tap water | 39 (28.5) | 13 (10.3) | 4 (4.5) | 56 (16.0) |
| Nano River | 72 (52.5) | 83 (65.9) | 58 (66.0) | 213 (60.6) |
| Pond and rain | 26 (19.0) | 30 (23.8) | 26 (29.5) | 82 (23.4) |
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| Using protected nontap water | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| No | 137 (100) | 126 (100) | 88 (100) | 351 (100) |
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| Treating nontap water before drinking | ||||
| Yes, using chemicals like “Bishangaria or Wuhagarb” | 15 (11.0) | 3 (2.4) | 3 (3.4) | 21 (6.0) |
| Yes, boiling | 28 (20.4) | 26 (20.6) | 21 (24.0) | 75 (21.4) |
| No | 94 (68.6) | 97 (77.0) | 64 (72.6) | 255 (72.6) |
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| Knowledge of the effect of impure water on health | ||||
| Yes | 82 (60.0) | 56 (44.4) | 55 (62.5) | 193 (55.0) |
| No | 55 (40.0) | 70 (55.6) | 33 (37.5) | 158 (45.0) |
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| Self or family member exposed to waterborne disease | ||||
| Yes | 60 (43.8) | 67 (53.2) | 53 (60.2) | 180 (51.3) |
| No | 77 (56.2) | 59 (46.8) | 35 (39.8) | 171 (48.7) |
a Chlorine-based water treatment solution; ba mixture of aluminum sulfate and calcium hypochlorite solution, both are available in local markets and people are advised and encouraged to use them to treat water at home.