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

Table 4 Waste management practices in DHDSS sites, Dabat, northwest Ethiopia, October to December 2014

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Household’s defecation practices
Open defecation	5843	71.09
Any type of latrine	2376	28.91
Types of latrine commonly used (n = 2376)
Traditional pit latrine	2140	90.07
VIP latrine	224	9.43
Septic tank	12	0.51
Household’s domestic wastewater handling practice
Open field	7340	89.31
Sock pit	879	10.69
Household’s solid waste handling practice
Open field	7030	85.53
Either burial or burning	1189	14.47
Household’s handwashing practice
Good	1803	21.94
Poor	6416	78.06

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