Table 2 The sanitation and personal hygiene condition of studied children aged 6–59 months, Boricha District, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 622)
Variable | Categories | No (%) |
|---|---|---|
The main source of drinking water | Protected | 485 (78%) |
Unprotected | 137 (22%) | |
Availability of toilet facility | yes | 449 (72.2%) |
No | 173 (27.8%) | |
Types of latrine | Pit latrine without slab | 420 (67.5%) |
Pit latrine with slab | 29 (4.7%) | |
Number of rooms used to sleep | One | 408 (65.8%) |
Two | 214 (34.2%) | |
Hand washing practice | Yes | 394 (63.3%) |
no | 228 (36.7%) | |
Shoes wearing habit | Yes | 371 (`59.6%) |
No | 251 (40.4%) | |
Practice of eating raw vegetable | Yes | 184 (29.6%) |
No | 438 (70.4%) |