Variable Category n (%) Type of roof material Thatched 59 (7.5)   Corrugated iron 731 (92.5) Animals living in the same house Yes 322 (40.8)   No 467 (59.1) Number of rooms of the house 1 86 (10.9)   2 549 (69.5)   3 122 (15.4)   4 32 (4.1)   5 1 (0.1) Latrine availability Yes 369 (46.7)   No 421 (53.3) Refuse disposal Pit 75 (9.5)   Burning 109 (13.8)   Open field 511 (64.7)   Garbage can 95 (12.0) Source of drinking water Pipe water 20 (2.5)   Protected well/spring 333 (42.2)   Unprotected well/spring 194 (24.6)   River 243 (30.8) Time elapse to fetch water in minutes 5 150 (19)   10 135 (17.1)   15 183 (23.2)   20 and beyond 322 (40.8)

Table 3: Housing and Environmental health factors of parents of school children at Fogera district, Northwest Ethiopia, September to October, 2012.