Table 3: Personal and environmental hygiene related conditions of IDPs living at Debark refugee camp, North Gondar, Ethiopia. 2021; (n = 307).
Variables |
Category |
Frequency |
Percentage (%) |
Main source of water |
Tap water |
38 |
12.4 |
Underground water |
84 |
27.4 |
|
Tanker water |
156 |
50.8 |
|
River water |
29 |
9.4 |
|
Water treatment practice |
Yes |
105 |
34.2 |
No |
202 |
65.8 |
|
Type of water treatment method |
Boiling |
38 |
36.1 |
Chlorination |
51 |
48.6 |
|
Filtrations |
16 |
15.23 |
|
Hand washing practices |
Using water only |
105 |
34.2 |
Sometimes using sop |
117 |
38.1 |
|
Always using sop |
76 |
24.8 |
|
Using ashes and soil |
9 |
2.9 |
|
Bath taking frequency |
Always |
28 |
9.1 |
Weekly |
115 |
37.5 |
|
Seldom |
164 |
53.4 |
|
Utensil washing practice frequency |
Once in a day |
77 |
25.1 |
Twice in a day |
115 |
37.5 |
|
In the coming next days |
115 |
37.5 |
|
Types of toilet facility |
Traditional pit latrine |
124 |
9.1 |
ventilated improved pit |
29 |
37.5 |
|
Water flush latrine |
110 |
53.4 |
|
Open field |
44 |
14.3 |
|
Solid waste disposal methods |
Burying |
45 |
14.7 |
Open dump |
101 |
32.9 |
|
Burning |
62 |
20.2 |
|
Communal pit |
99 |
32.2 |