Table 2 Possible water supply conditions 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 (%) | |
Main water source | ||||
Unprotected | 7 (2.6) | 93 (35.1) | 80 (15.1) | 161 (30.4) |
Protected | 10 (3.8) | 155 (58.5) | 55 (10.4) | 233 (44.0) |
Time to fetch water (minutes) | ||||
< 15 | 4 (1.5) | 130 (49.1) | 86 (16.3) | 179 (33.8) |
15-30 | 6 (2.3) | 62 (23.4) | 34 (6.4) | 137 (25.9) |
> 30 | 7 (2.6) | 56 (21.1) | 15 (2.8) | 78 (14.7) |
Water container cleanness | ||||
Yes | 17 (6.4) | 247 (93.2) | 122 (23.1) | 340 (64.3) |
No | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 13 (2.5) | 54 (10.2) |
water consumption (L/p/d * ) | ||||
≤ 7.5 litters | 8 (3.0) | 157 (59.2) | 89 (16.8) | 243 (45.9) |
> 7.5 litters | 9 (3.4) | 91 (34.3) | 46 (8.7) | 151 (28.5) |
Water treatment at home | ||||
Yes | 8 (3.0) | 144 (54.3) | 22 (4.2) | 65 (12.3) |
No | 9 (3.4) | 104 (39.2) | 113 (21.4) | 329 (62.2) |