Table 3.

Household water treatment practices in rural households of Sodo Zuria district, Southern, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 833).

Variables	Response	Frequency	Percent
Methods of water drawing from storage container	Dipping	604	72.5
	Pouring	229	27.5
Do you wash water storage container?	Yes	757	90.9
	No	76	9.1
A frequency of washing the container (n = 757)	Daily	385	50.9
	2-3 d interval	244	32.2
	Weekly	128	16.9
Do you store water for more than 3 d?	Yes	450	54
	No	383	46
Type of water storage container	Jerry can	536	64.3
	Pot	246	29.5
	Plastic container	40	4.8
	Iron container	11	1.4
Do you treat water prior to drinking?	Yes	367	43.9
	No	466	56.1
Time taken to fetch water from water sources	<30 min	669	80.4
	⩾30 min	164	19.6
HWT methods	Boiling	245	29.5
	Chlorine bleach	84	10.1
	Settling	38	4.5
	Never used	466	55.9