Table 1 Possible environmental factors associated with childhood diarrhoea (n = 794), Sheko district rural community, Southwest Ethiopia, January – February 2012
Variables | Model family | Non-model family | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhoea | Diarrhoea | |||
Yes | No | Yes | No | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Climatic zone | ||||
“Kolla” | 12 (4.5) | 156 (58.9) | 89 (16.8) | 245 (46.3) |
“Woina dega” | 4 (1.5) | 56 (21.1) | 29 (5.5) | 90 (17.0) |
“Dega” | 1 (0.4) | 36 (13.6) | 17 (3.2) | 59 (11.2) |
Latrine availability | ||||
Yes | 17 (6.4) | 248 (93.6) | 127 (24.0) | 389 (73.5) |
No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.5) | 5 (0.9) |
latrine maintenance | ||||
No need | 1 (0.4) | 171 (64.5) | 75 (14.5) | 134 (26.0) |
Needed | 16 (6.0) | 77 (29.1 | 52 (10.1) | 255 (49.4) |
Latrine location from well water | ||||
Uphill | 7 (8.2) | 23 (27.1) | 33 (25.4) | 22 (16.9) |
Same level | 4 (4.7) | 6 (7.1) | 21 (16.2) | 4 (3.1) |
Downward | 3 (3.5) | 42 (49.4) | 21 (16.2) | 29 (22.3) |
Latrine distance from well water | ||||
< 15 meters | 5 (5.9) | 14 (16.5) | 53 (40.8) | 14 (10.8) |
15–30 meters | 3 (3.5) | 18 (21.2) | 7 (5.4) | 23 (17.7) |
> 30 meters | 6 (7.1) | 39 (45.9) | 15 (11.5) | 18 (13.8) |
Hand washing facility near to latrine | ||||
Yes | 13 (4.9) | 197 (74.3) | 30 (5.8) | 81 (15.7) |
No | 4 (1.5) | 51 (19.2) | 97 (18.8) | 308 (59.7) |
House shared with domestic animals | ||||
Yes | 4 (1.5) | 56 (21.1) | 38 (7.2) | 142 (26.6) |
No | 13 (4.9) | 192 (72.5) | 97 (18.3) | 252 (47.6) |
Refuse disposal method | ||||
Proper disposal | 17 (6.4) | 232 (87.5) | 106 (20.0) | 245 (46.3) |
Improper disposal | 0 (0.0) | 16 (6.0) | 29 (5.5) | 149 (28.2) |