Table 2 Environmental factors that might contribute to the occurrence of trachoma in Gazegibela District, Wagehemera Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, April, 2015
Variables | Categories | Frequencies | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|
Sources of water | Protected water source | 458 | 76.2 |
Unprotected water sources | 143 | 23.8 | |
Water consumption in liters/day | < 40 litters | 36 | 6.0 |
40–60 litters | 509 | 84.7 | |
>60 litters | 56 | 9.3 | |
Cooking place | Kitchen | 480 | 79.9 |
In living room | 121 | 20.1 | |
Sources of energy for cooking | Fire wood | 599 | 99.7 |
Charcoal | 2 | 0.3 | |
Window in cooking room | Yes | 385 | 64.1 |
No | 216 | 35.9 | |
Methods of waste disposal | On disposal pit | 321 | 53.4 |
On farm | 280 | 46.6 | |
Presence of latrine | Yes | 478 | 79.5 |
No | 123 | 20.5 | |
Frequency of latrine use (n = 478) | Regularly | 389 | 81.4 |
Not regularly | 89 | 18.6 | |
Cattle ownership | Yes | 466 | 77.5 |
No | 135 | 22.5 | |
Shelter of cattle (n = 466) | Shelter constructed for cattle around the house | 462 | 99.1 |
In the same living room the family living | 4 | 0.90 |