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Table 2 Environmental related characteristics of study participants in Jimma Geneti District, Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia, May, 2020 (n = 399)

From: Determinants of diarrheal diseases among under five children in Jimma Geneti District, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2020: a case-control study

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)