Table 5 Waste management practices of rural households in Dembiya, northwest Ethiopia, May 2017
Variables | Frequency | Number |
|---|---|---|
Households sanitation performance | ||
Adequate | 97 | 43.1 |
Not adequate | 128 | 56.9 |
All members of the household use latrine | ||
Yes | 72 | 32.0 |
No | 153 | 68.0 |
The living compound is free from human excreta | ||
Yes | 101 | 44.9 |
No | 124 | 55.1 |
Management of solid waste | ||
Open dump | 201 | 89.3 |
Sanitary disposal (burning and burying) | 24 | 10.7 |
Liquid waste management | ||
Discard into soak pit or absorption pit | 9 | 4.0 |
Discharge to open field | 216 | 96.0 |
Do you clean the compound regularly | ||
Yes | 13 | 5.8 |
No | 212 | 94.2 |