Table 3 Environmental conditions of study participants in CLTSH-implementing and non-implementing kebeles, Menz Gera Midir District, North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, February and March 2020
Variable | Category | CLTSH | |
|---|---|---|---|
CLTSH-implementing kebeles | Non-CLTSH-implementing kebeles | ||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Source of drinking water | Unimproved | 70(32.1) | 141(32.3) |
Improved | 148(67.9) | 295(67.7) | |
Time walking to fetch water (minutes) |  > 30 | 148(67.9) | 337(77.3) |
 ≤ 30 | 70(67.9) | 99(22.7) | |
Average daily water consumption per person (liters) |  < 20 | 172(78.9) | 354(81.2) |
 ≥ 20 | 46(21.1) | 82(18.8) | |
Water supply interruption | Yes | 10(4.6) | 37(8.5) |
No | 208(95.4) | 399(91.5) | |
Latrine availability | No | 27(12.4) | 130(29.8) |
Yes | 191(87.6) | 306(70.2) | |
Ownership of latrine | Shared | 9(4.1) | 23(5.3) |
Private | 182(83.4) | 287(65.8) | |
Type of latrine | Traditional | 81(37.2) | 279(64.0) |
Improved | 111(50.9) | 31(7.1) | |
Latrine has seat cover | No | 99(45.4) | 169(38.8) |
Yes | 92(42.2) | 141(32.3) | |
Number of households sharing latrine |  > 2 households | 6(2.8) | 14(3.2) |
2 households | 3(1.4) | 9(2.1) | |
Child feces disposal | Outside the latrine | 60(27.5) | 264(60.6) |
Inside the latrine | 158(72.5) | 172(39.4) | |
Frequency of latrine cleaning | Never | 44(22.0) | 78(17.9) |
Sometimes | 86(39.4) | 187(42.9) | |
Daily | 61(27.9) | 45(10.3) | |
Distance of latrine from kitchen (meters) |  ≤ 6 | 48(22.0) | 55(12.6) |
 > 6 | 143(65.6) | 255(58.5) | |
Handwashing facility near toilet | No | 69(31.7) | 179(41.1) |
Yes | 122(56.0) | 131(30.0) | |
Refuse disposal | Improper | 56(25.7) | 195(44.7) |
Proper | 162(74.3) | 241(55.3) | |
Wastewater disposal | Improper | 79(36.2) | 168(38.5) |
Proper | 139(63.8) | 268(61.5) | |
Livestock kept in the house | Yes | 53(24.3) | 86(19.7) |
No | 165(75.7) | 350(80.3) | |