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Table 3 Hygiene and environmental sanitation related characteristics of study participants in Aykel Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Undernutrition and associated factors among urban children aged 24–59 months in Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency (%)

Source of drinking water

 Protected

398 (99.3)

 Unprotected

3 (0.3)

Availability of latrine

 Yes

390 (97.3)

 No

11 (2.7)

Utilization of latrine

 Yes

390 (97.3)

 No

11 (2.7)

Hand washing practice

 Good

248 (61.8)

 Poor

153 (38.2)

Solid waste management practice

 Good

332 (82.8)

 Not good

69 (17.2)

Availability of liquid waste disposal pit

 Yes

107 (26.7)

 No

294 (73.3)