Table 3 Sanitation and hygiene practices of study participants in Kersa and Omo Nadda districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Availability of latrine

Yes

364

96.3

344

91.0

No

14

3.7

34

9.0

Type of latrine

Pit latrine with super structure

252

66.7

238

63.0

Pit latrine without super structure

112

29.6

106

28.0

Latrine utilization

Mostly

103

27.2

63

16.7

Always

261

69.0

281

74.3

Share latrine with other households

Yes

18

4.9

5

1.5

No

346

95.1

339

98.5

Hand washing facilities near the toilet

yes

95

26.1

96

27.9

No

269

73.9

248

72.1

Fecal sludge management

Preparing new by covering the old with soil

364

100

334

100

Clean latrine facility regularly

Yes

285

75.4

266

77.3

No

79

20.9

78

22.7

Place of defecation in the absence of latrine

Open field

28

82.4

Communal latrine

14

92.9

4

11.8

others

1

7.1

2

5.9

Separate toilet facility for children

yes

35

9.3

67

19.5

no

329

87.0

277

80.5

Anal cleanse material after defecation

Washes with water

325

86.0

274

72.5

Wipe with paper

35

9.3

48

12.7

Leaf

18

4.8

56

14.8

Observation of feces in the compound

Yes

8

2.1

327

86.5

No

370

97.9

51

13.5

Hand washing before eating

Yes

374

98.9

377

99.7

No

4

1.1

1

0.3

Hand washing before preparing food

Yes

274

72.5

375

99.2

No

104

27.5

3

0.8

Hand washing before feeding a child

Yes

271

71.7

371

98.1

No

107

28.3

7

1.9

Hand washing after defecation

Yes

336

88.9

352

93.1

No

42

11.1

26

6.9

Hand washing after cleaning a baby’s bottom

Yes

272

72.0

359

95.0

No

106

28.0

19

5.0

Cleansing materials used to wash hands

Water and soap

290

76.7

279

73.8

Water and ash

21

5.6

39

10.3

Water only

67

17.7

60

15.9