Balew Adane*, Agernesh Ayeleand Birhanu Sewunet
Background: Research commonly demonstrates that human health and well-being rely on access to improved water, good sanitation and proper hygienic practices. The increased mortality rate from communicable diseases, particularly in developing countries, was mostly caused by these issues. Water, sanitation and hygiene-related home tasks are traditionally fall on women’s. Therefore, women's knowledge, attitudes, practices and associated factors among women’s must be studied.
Materials and methods: Between June 3, 2023 and August 9, 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was collected from 389 households throughout all kebeles in the town of Finote Selam using a method of systematic sampling. Both a standardized questionnaire and an observation checklist were utilized. The analysis was conducted using STATA version 14 and included tables, a pi-chart and a model logistic regression. Finally, a p-value and 95% confidence interval were reported.
Result: Out of the 422 women who participated in the study, 389 (92.2%) gave a response. About 44.7% of the women had a neutral attitude, whereas 39.3% of the women had poor knowledge and 62.7% had bad practices towards water, sanitation and hygiene. Practices related to water, sanitation and hygiene have been strongly associated with wealth (AOR=3.8 (1.7-4.6), knowledge (AOR=4.3 (2.2-6.1) and improved water sources (AOR=0.5 (0.03-0.8).
Conclusion: We can conclude that most of the women had poor practices, a neutral attitude and moderate knowledge. To reduce the burden of communicable diseases, it is crucial to provide access to improved water and sanitation as well as promote knowledge, attitudes and livelihoods of the communities.
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