Table 3 Foot wearing and personal hygiene related characteristics of the participants, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021
From: Prevalence of podoconiosis and its associated factors in Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Average age of first shoes wearing | Mean (SD) | 8.36 + 7.26 years | |
Number of pairs of shoes owned | One pair | 167 | 24.5 |
Two pairs | 269 | 39.4 | |
Three pairs | 171 | 25.0 | |
More than three pairs | 76 | 11.1 | |
Type of shoe worn during the interview | Not footwear | 53 | 7.8 |
Hard plastics | 354 | 51.8 | |
Canavas | 223 | 32.7 | |
Open sandal | 53 | 7.8 | |
Times when individuals do not wear shoes | During farming work | 70 | 10.2 |
During non-farming work | 49 | 7.2 | |
at home | 139 | 20.4 | |
never walks bare foot | 425 | 62.2 | |
Feet cleanliness at the time of interview | Intact feet | 513 | 75.1 |
Dirty feet | 139 | 20.4 | |
Both dirty and cracked feet | 31 | 4.5 | |
Frequency of foot washing | Daily | 656 | 96.0 |
Two to three times per week | 27 | 4.0 | |
Use soap for washing | Yes | 413 | 60.5 |
No | 270 | 39.5 | |
Source of water | Pipe | 490 | 71.7 |
Borehole or well | 96 | 14.1 | |
River or stream | 78 | 11.4 | |
Pond or stagnant | 19 | 2.8 | |
Average distance from water source to home | Near home (less than 30 min) | 329 | 48.2 |
Far away from home (more than 30 min) | 354 | 51.8 | |
Types of floor in your household | Earth | 517 | 75.7 |
Non-earth | 166 | 24.3 | |
Types of toilet facility | Pit latrine without slab/open pit | 511 | 74.8 |
Pit latrine with slab | 139 | 20.4 | |
No facility/bush field | 33 | 4.8 |