Variables | Category | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|---|
Source of drinking water | Protected well | 716 | 89.8 |
Unprotected well/spring | 5 | 0.6 | |
Rain water | 76 | 9.6 | |
Are there days of the week water source having no services? | No | 219 | 27.5 |
Yes | 578 | 72.5 | |
Which days source of water is off (N = 578) | Saturday and Sunday | 501 | 86.7 |
Holly day and Sunday | 77 | 13.3 | |
Experience of storing water for three days | No | 307 | 38.5 |
Yes | 490 | 61.5 | |
Type of container for storing the water (N = 490) | Clay pot | 264 | 53.9 |
Iron container | 18 | 3.7 | |
Jerri can | 208 | 42.4 | |
Number of containers (N = 490) | One | 99 | 20.2 |
Two | 339 | 69.2 | |
Three | 52 | 10.6 | |
Capacity of the container (N = 490) | ≤25 Liters | 200 | 40.8 |
>25 Liters | 290 | 59.2 | |
Containers covered (N = 490) | No | 5 | 1 |
Yes | 485 | 99 | |
Days the water is stored (N = 490) | For two days | 36 | 7.3 |
For three days | 358 | 73.1 | |
More than three days | 96 | 19.6 | |
Washing status of the container (N = 490) | No | 1 | 0.2 |
Yes | 489 | 99.8 | |
Materials used for washing the container | Vegetation | 427 | 87.1 |
Chemicals | 4 | 0.8 | |
only water | 47 | 9.6 | |
with soap | 12 | 2.4 | |
Time taken to fetch the water | <30 minutes | 773 | 97 |
30–60 minutes | 24 | 3 | |
The type of container for fetching the water | Clay pot | 165 | 20.7 |
Jerri can | 632 | 80.1 | |
How many times do you fetch per day | One | 181 | 22.7 |
Two | 395 | 49.6 | |
Three | 151 | 18.9 | |
Four | 70 | 8.8 | |
The way of water dipping | Pouring | 241 | 30.2 |
Dipping | 556 | 69.8 | |
Design of water drawing material | With handle | 685 | 85.9 |
Without handle | 112 | 14.1 | |
Place for putting water drawing material | On shelf/table | 728 | 91.3 |
On the floor | 63 | 7.9 | |
Inside the container | 6 | 0.8 |