Table 2 Environmental and personal hygiene characteristics among pregnant women who attended at governmental health centers in Dembecha district, North West Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 300)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Number of living rooms | ||
1 | 89 | 29.7 |
≥ 2 | 211 | 70.3 |
Availability of latrine | ||
Yes | 162 | 54.0 |
No | 138 | 46.0 |
types of latrine(n = 162) | ||
Improved | 51 | 31.5 |
Traditional | 111 | 68.5 |
Use of the latrine(n = 162) | ||
Always | 110 | 67.9 |
Some times | 52 | 32.1 |
Place of defecation(n = 138) | ||
Open field | 118 | 85.6 |
From neighbor toilet | 14 | 10.1 |
Others | 6 | 4.3 |
Open defecation seen | ||
Yes | 159 | 53 |
No | 141 | 47 |
Location of open defecation seen (n = 159) | ||
Near the river | 54 | 18 |
In the main road | 39 | 13 |
Through the bush | 137 | 45.7 |
Other | 5 | 1.7 |
Domestic animal presence | ||
Yes | 202 | 67.3 |
No | 98 | 32.7 |
Type of animals | ||
Cat | 88 | 29.3 |
Dog | 87 | 29 |
Cow/ox | 152 | 50.7 |
Goat | 40 | 13.3 |
Sheep | 99 | 33 |
Others | 12 | 4 |
Source of drinking water | ||
Pipe | 111 | 37 |
River | 20 | 6.7 |
Well | 105 | 35 |
Spring | 64 | 21.3 |
Habit of hand washing before meal | ||
Yes | 242 | 80.7 |
No | 58 | 19.3 |
Have you a habit taking of bath | ||
Yes | 219 | 73 |
No | 81 | 27 |
How often do you take(n = 219) | ||
> 1 a week | 43 | 19.6 |
Once a week | 74 | 33.8 |
Once a month | 99 | 45.2 |
Others | 3 | 1.4 |
Where do you take (n = 219) | ||
Inside the house | 97 | 44.3 |
Outside the house | 122 | 55.7 |
Place of bath (n = 122) | ||
Pond | 61 | 50 |
At water fall | 48 | 39.3 |
aOthers | 13 | 10.7 |
Habit of raw fruit eating | ||
Yes | 208 | 69.3 |
No | 92 | 30.7 |
Washing fruit before eating (n = 208) | ||
Yes | 83 | 39.9 |
No | 125 | 60.1 |
Habit of shoe wearing | ||
Yes | 162 | 54 |
No | 138 | 46 |