Table 2 Housing condition of study participants in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, March–April 2017
Housing- and sanitation-related variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Wall constructed from | ||
 Brick or block | 1016 | 29.8 |
 Wood and mud | 2389 | 70.2 |
Types of floor materials | ||
 Earth floor | 1780 | 52.3 |
 Wood floor | 347 | 10.2 |
 Ceramic/tiles/brick floor | 191 | 5.6 |
 Cement floor | 1087 | 31.9 |
Number of bedrooms | ||
 No separate bedroom | 545 | 16.0 |
 1 | 2086 | 61.3 |
 2 | 531 | 15.6 |
 3 | 243 | 7.1 |
Fan is available in the quarters | ||
 Yes | 188 | 5.5 |
 No | 3217 | 94.5 |
Functional windows | ||
 No | 2211 | 64.9 |
 Yes | 1194 | 35.1 |
Illumination system of the building | ||
 Adequate | 1639 | 48.1 |
 Not adequate | 1766 | 51.9 |
Light sources | ||
 Electricity | 3317 | 97.4 |
 Solar cell | 79 | 2.3 |
 Candle or kuraz | 9 | 0.3 |
Pets in the home | ||
 Yes | 879 | 25.8 |
 No | 2526 | 74.2 |
Fungal growth is observed in the building | ||
 Yes | 1462 | 42.9 |
 No | 1943 | 57.1 |
Pesticides, paints, and solvents used recently | ||
 Yes | 1376 | 40.4 |
 No | 2029 | 59.6 |
Cooking inside | ||
 Yes | 1885 | 55.4 |
 No | 1520 | 44.6 |
Outdoor air pollutant sources within a 200-m radius | ||
 Yes | 1327 | 39.0 |
 No | 2078 | 61.0 |
Incensing habit and joss stick use | ||
 Yes | 1329 | 39.0 |
 No | 2076 | 61.0 |
Cigarette smoking | ||
 Yes | 335 | 9.8 |
 No | 3070 | 90.2 |
Building age | ||
 New | 1196 | 35.1 |
 Old | 2209 | 64.9 |
Cleanliness of the building | ||
 Clean | 1295 | 38.0 |
 Not clean | 2110 | 62.0 |