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Table 4 Environmental related factors among adult tuberculosis patients in public health facilities at Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 330)

From: Magnitude of undernutrition and associated factors among adult tuberculosis patients attending public health facilities in Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia

Characteristic

N

%

Latrine possession

  

  Yes

225

68.2

  No

105

31.8

If yes, which type of latrine? (n = 225)

  

  Pit latrine

148

65.8

  VIP latrine

77

32.8

Drinking water source status

  

  Protected

263

79.7

  Unprotected

67

20.3

Time taken to fetch drinking water from a source

  

  <5 min

41

12.4

  5–10 min

115

34.8

  11–30 min

159

48.2

  >30 min

15

4.5

Living house possession

  

  Yes

330

100.0

  No

0

-

Domestic animal in living house

  

  Yes

238

72.1

  No

92

27.9

  1. VIP, Ventilated improved pit