Research, Policy and Practice
Table 2 Mongolian herding household water, sanitation, and hygiene access and behaviours (n = 150)
From: Knowledge and practices surrounding zoonotic disease among Mongolian herding households
Variable and response | No. of respondents n (%) |
|---|---|
Household’s primary source of drinking water | |
 Improved | 65 (43.3) |
  Individual well | 2 (1.3) |
  Shared well | 2 (1.3) |
  Piped water to household/property | 21 (14) |
  Tanker truck | 0 (0) |
  Rainwater | 0 (0) |
  Bottled water | 0 (0) |
  Shared well in soum centre | 17 (11.3) |
 Unimproved | 42 (28) |
  Melted snow | 16 (10.7) |
  Lake, river, or stream | 49 (32.7) |
 Other water sources not listed | 43 (28.7) |
Household water treatment prior to consumption | |
 Boil water | 123 (82) |
 Filter water | 3 (2) |
 Drink water directly from source | 24 (16) |
Household has a sink/hand washing area (n = 149) | |
 Yes | 56 (37.6) |
 No | 93 (62.4) |
 Location of hand washing site (n = 56) | |
  Inside the home | 19 (33.9) |
  Outside the home | 37 (66.1) |
 Is there soap available at the hand washing site (n = 55) | |
  Yes | 55 (100) |
  No | 0 (0) |
Hand washing events | |
 In the morning | |
  Yes | 140 (93.3) |
  No | 10 (6.7) |
 Before cooking | |
  Yes | 57 (38) |
  No | 93 (62) |
 Before eating | |
  Yes | 53 (35.3) |
  No | 97 (64.7) |
 Before feeding children in household (n = 54) | |
  Yes | 4 (7.4) |
  No | 50 (92.6) |
 After bathroom visit | |
  Yes | 35 (23.3) |
  No | 115 (76.7) |
 After handling animals | |
  Yes | 117 (78) |
  No | 33 (22) |
Sanitation service used by household (n = 149) | |
 Improved | 47 (31.5) |
  Flush/pour flush toilet | 0 (0) |
  Pit latrine (with slab) | 0 (0) |
  Composting bio-toilet | 0 (0) |
  Bury in a hole | 47 (31.5) |
 Unimproved | 102 (68.5) |
  Pit latrine (no slab) | 31 (20.8) |
  Bucket/container | 1 (0.7) |
  Open defaecation | 74 (49.7) |
 Other sanitation systems not listed | 3 (2) |