Survey Data of the socio-demographic, economic and water source types that influences HHs drinking water supply

Background: Clean water is an essential part of human healthy life and
wellbeing. More recently, rapid population growth, high illiteracy rate,
lack of sustainable development, and climate change; faces a global
challenge in developing countries. The discontinuity of drinking water
supply forces households either to use unsafe water storage materials or
to use water from unsafe sources. The present study aimed to identify the
determinants of water source types, use, quality of water, and sanitation
perception of physical parameters among urban households in North-West
Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted
among households from February to March 2019. An interview-based a
pretested and structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data
collection samples were selected randomly and proportional to each of the
kebeles’ households. MS Excel and R Version 3.6.2 were used to enter and
analyze the data; respectively. Descriptive statistics using frequencies
and percentages were used to explain the sample data concerning the
predictor variable. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions
were used to assess the association between independent and response
variables. Results: Four hundred eighteen (418) households have
participated. Based on the study undertaken,78.95% of households used
improved and 21.05% of households used unimproved drinking water sources.
Households drinking water sources were significantly associated with the
age of the participant (x2 = 20.392, df=3), educational status(x2 =
19.358, df=4), source of income (x2 = 21.777, df=3), monthly income (x2 =
13.322, df=3), availability of additional facilities (x2 = 98.144, df=7),
cleanness status (x2 =42.979, df=4), scarcity of water (x2 = 5.1388, df=1)
and family size (x2 = 9.934, df=2). The logistic regression analysis also
indicated that those factors are significantly determining the water
source types used by the households. Factors such as availability of
toilet facility, household member type, and sex of the head of the
household were not significantly associated with drinking water sources.
Conclusion: The uses of drinking water from improved sources were
determined by different demographic, socio-economic, sanitation, and
hygiene-related factors. Therefore, ; the local, regional, and national
governments and other supporting organizations shall improve the
accessibility and adequacy of drinking water from improved sources in the
area.