Table 2 Type of water treatment methods used by households in DHS of 2005, 2011, and 2016, Ethiopia
Treatment type | Household use in survey year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2005, weighted frequency (%) | 2011, weighted frequency (%) | 2016, weighted frequency (%) | ||
All treatment methods | Boiling | 335 (2.4) | 450 (2.7) | 364 (2.2) |
Bleach | 32 (0.2) | 973 (5.8) | 567 (3.4) | |
Cloth straining | 626 (4.6) | 206 (1.2) | 331 (2.0) | |
Filtration | 47 (0.3) | 40 (0.2) | 182 (1.1) | |
SODIS | 0 | 0 | 11 (0.1) | |
Let it stand and settle | 21 (0.2) | 21 (0.1) | 59 (0.4) | |
Other | 42 (0.3) | 35 (0.2) | 28 (0.2) | |
Total | 1103 (8.0) | 1725 (10.2) | 1542 (9.4) | |
Appropriate treatment methods (boiling, adding leach, filtration, or SODIS) | 409 (3.0) | 1368 (8.2) | 1081 (6.5) | |