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Table 3 Drinking water sources and home water handling among households in DHDSS sites, Dabat, northwest Ethiopia, October to December 2014

From: Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Variables Frequency Percent
Water sources (multiple sources)
 Tap water 1683 20.48
 Protected spring 851 10.35
 Protected well 750 9.13
 Unprotected spring 3409 41.48
 Unprotected well 95 1.16
 River 1789 21.77
Condition of drinking water sources
 Unprotected 4979 60.58
 Protected 3240 39.42
Time taken to collect water (round trip)
< 30 min 6067 73.82
 > 30 min 2152 26.18
Volume of water collected
< 20 l/p/d 8070 98.19
 > 20 l/p/d 149 1.81
Type of water storage container
 Narrow mouthed 7071 86.03
 Wide mouthed 1148 13.97
Home-based water treatment
 Yes 679 8.26
 No 7540 91.74
Home-based water treatment methods (multiple methods) (n = 679)
 Boiling 120 17.67
 Chlorination 68 10.01
 Cloth filtration 67 9.87
 Sand or clay filtration 40 5.89
 Sedimentation 451 66.42
  1. l/p/d liter per person per day