| Variables | Size (476) | % |
| Knowledge of infectious waterborne diseases |
|
|
| No | 67 | 14.1% |
| Yes | 409 | 85.9% |
| Status of infectious waterborne diseases |
|
|
| No | 210 | 44.1% |
| Yes | 266 | 55.9% |
| Infectious waterborne diseases | ||
| Typhoid fever | 334 | 70.2% |
| verminosis | 307 | 64.5% |
| amoebiasis | 254 | 53.4% |
| diarrhea | 244 | 51.3% |
| cholera | 179 | 37.6% |
| Shigellosis | 22 | 4.6% |
| Others | 6 | 1.3% |
| Drinking water treatment methods (140) | ||
| boiling | 79 | 16.6% |
| chlorifocation | 51 | 10.7% |
| filtration | 6 | 1.3% |
| sunshine | 3 | 0.6% |
| others | 1 | 0.2% |
| Prevention method |
|
|
| None | 27 | 5.7% |
| Water treatment | 174 | 36.6% |
| Observance of hygiene rules | 222 | 46.6% |
| Combination treatment and hygiene | 53 | 11.1% |