Practices | Number (%) |
---|---|
Birth related | |
Placenta brought home after delivery | 47 (7.8)a |
Placenta buried | 46 (7.7)a |
Informal reuse of containers | |
Ever sold old medicine bottles | 6 (1.0)a |
Re-use old medicine or disinfectant containers | 23 (3.8)a |
Nature of household bin | |
Bucket with(out) lid | 197 (32.9) |
Sack/cellophane bag | 142 (23.7) |
Basket/basin/carton | 73 (12.2) |
Standard bin | 116 (19.3) |
Gallon | 21 (3.5) |
Pit | 38 (6.3) |
None (nearby bush) | 9 (1.5) |
No response | 4 (0.7) |
Waste is removed from home by | |
Burial in a pit in the compound | 14 (2.3) |
Burning in the compound | 94 (15.7) |
Carried to a communal bin | 258 (43.0) |
Picked up by a refuse truck | 208 (34.7) |
Dump in a nearby bush | 21 (3.5) |
Otherb | 2 (0.3) |
No response | 3 (0.5) |
Waste is conveyed to disposal point by | |
Children aged <10 years | 4 (0.7) |
Adolescents aged 10–19 years | 161 (26.8) |
Adults aged ≥20 years | 402 (67.0) |
Not applicable | 19 (3.2) |
No response | 14 (2.3) |