Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality of Drinking Water in Adis Kidame Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participant and some other risk factors for drinking water pollution in Addis Kidame Town, 2020.

Risk factors	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sociodemographic characteristics of the households
Sex of the head	Male	12	60.0
	Female	18	40.0
Age of the respondents	18–30	14	46.7
	31–45	11	36.7
	>45	5	16.7
Educational status of the family head	Primary school	13	43.3
	Secondary school	13	43.3
	College and above	4	13.3
Occupation of the family head	Farming	6	20
	Daily laborer	6	20
	Gov. employee	14	46.7
	Merchant	4	13.3
Family income in ETB birr	500–000	2	6.7
	1000–000	10	33.3
	3001–000	10	33.3
	>5000	8	26.7
Family size	2–4	14	46.7
	5	4	13.3
	>5	12	40
Other risk factors
Source of drinking water	Privet pipe	29	96.7
	Neighbor pipe	1	3.3
What types of water container do you use to fetch?	Bucket	11	36.7
	Clay pot	5	16.7
	Jerry can	14	46.7
What type of storage do you use?	Bucket	16	53.3
	Clay pot	1	3.3
	Jerry can	13	43.3
How often do you properly wash water storage?	Rarely	7	23.3
	Sometimes	1	3.3
	Always	22	73.3
Type of cleaning agent you use to wash the container	Ash or Grawa	6	20.0
	Detergent/soap	5	16.7
	Only water	19	63.3
Approximate distance of tap water from the toilet	>8 m	2	6.7
	3–6 m	19	63.3
	6–8 m	9	30.0
Frequency of removing wastes from your compound	1-2 weeks	8	26.7
	<1 week	2	6.7
	>2 weeks	20	66.7
Have you ever observed any damage observed on the part of tape water?	No	22	73.3
	Yes	8	26.7
Have you ever observed any damage on the part of the pipe?	No	27	90.0
	Yes	3	10.0
Do you wash your hands before drawing water from storage?	Yes	3	10.0
	No	27	90.0
Is the water container inadequately covered?	Yes	25	83.33
	No	5	16.7
What is the approximate distance of tap water from your home?	>3 m	6	20
	3–6 m	8	26.7
	>6 m	16	53.3