Latrine Ownership and Its Determinants in Rural Villages of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Latrine ownership and its characteristics among households in rural villages of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 756).

Characteristics	Frequency (%)
Household owned latrine
Yes	270 (35.7)
No	486 (64.3)
Latrine type
Pit latrine with wood and mud floor	174 (64)
Pit latrine with slab floor	94 (34.8)
Ventilated improved pit latrine	2 (0.7)
Latrine location
Inside the compound	177 (65.6)
Outside the compound	93 (34.4)
Latrine distance from the house compound
<50 meters	245 (90.7)
≥50 meters	25 (9.3)
Latrine utilization
Yes	228 (84.4)
No	42 (15.6)
Household members utilized latrine
Only adults	33 (12.2)
Only children	2 (0.7)
Both adults and children	235 (87.1)
Hand washing practice after latrine use
Yes	15 (5.6)
No	255 (94.4)
Latrine with hand washing facility
Yes	40 (14.8)
No	230 (85.2)
Households knew latrine importance
Yes	670 (88.6)
No	86 (11.4)
Reasons for not constructing latrine
Lack of money	51 (6.7)
Lack of space	36 (4.8)
Demolished latrines	520 (68.8)
Lack of awareness	53 (7)
Others	96 (12.7)
Households having information on latrine
Yes	549 (72.6)
No	207 (27.4)
Source of information
Health extension workers	277 (50.5)
Radio	130 (23.7)
Women development armies	116 (21.1)
Others	26 (4.7)
Possess radio
Yes	470 (62.2)
No	286 (37.8)