Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
Have you heard about environmental sanitation (n = 420)
*Sources of information (n = 399)
|
Yes No
Television Radio Community meetings |
399 (95.0) 21 (5.0)
236 (59.1) 226 (56.6) 165 (41.4) |
*What is the objective of Environmental Sanitation? (n = 399)
*What constitutes appropriate Environmental Sanitation? (n = 399)
*Types of appropriate waste disposal methods known (n = 334)
*Consequences of inappropriate sanitation practices (n = 399)
| Health personnel Market Newspaper Neighbours Friends/relatives Poster/sign boards internet Sanitation agencies
Promoting health Preventing diseases Personal cleanliness Avoid contact with people
Waste disposal Hand washing Safe guarding food Sewage disposal Provision of safe water Provision of good housing
Open dumping Sanitary land fill Incineration/burning Recycling Hog feeding Composting
Causes infection Unhealthy living conditions Blocks drainages Pollutes water bodies Provides breeding sites Causes injuries Provides criminal hideouts | 129 (32.3) 109 (27.3) 101 (25.3) 91 (22.8) 77 (19.3) 62 (15.5) 43 (10.8) 20 (5.0)
294 (73.7) 189 (47.4) 46 (11.5) 38 (9.5)
334 (83.7) 296 (74.2) 256 (64.2) 185 (46.4) 143 (35.8) 25 (6.3)
230 (68.9) 138 (41.3) 125 (37.4) 99 (29.6) 68 (20.4) 62 (18.6)
290 (72.7) 277 (69.4) 269 (67.4) 254 (63.7) 229 (57.4) 228 (57.1) 83 (20.8) |