Table 1 Unsafe disposal of children’s stool by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, India, 2005-06
From: Disposal of children’s stools and its association with childhood diarrhea in India
Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics | Unsafe (%) | P-value | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
Toilet facility | |||
Improved | 53.8 | 0.000 | 11,909 |
Unimproved | 86.8 | 23,364 | |
Age of mother (in years) | |||
20–34 | 76.6 | 0.000 | 27,663 |
15–19 and 35–49 | 86.0 | 7610 | |
Mother’s literacy | |||
Non-Literate | 91.2 | 13,368 | |
Literate | 67.7 | 0.000 | 21,905 |
Mother’s working status | |||
Not working | 76.0 | 0.000 | 24,894 |
Working | 85.2 | 10,379 | |
Mother’s exposure to media | |||
No | 92.5 | 0.000 | 8023 |
Partial | 86.4 | 9265 | |
Full | 63.7 | 17,985 | |
Age of child (in months) | |||
0–5 | 88.0 | 0.000 | 4619 |
6–11 | 87.0 | 4859 | |
12–17 | 85.2 | 4733 | |
18–59 | 73.3 | 21,062 | |
Sex of child | |||
Male | 78.0 | 0.003 | 18,921 |
Female | 80.0 | 16,352 | |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 80.7 | 0.000 | 24,683 |
Muslim | 74.5 | 5,610 | |
Other religion | 61.0 | 4,980 | |
Caste/Tribe | |||
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 86.8 | 0.000 | 6056 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 89.7 | 5463 | |
Non SC/ST | 75.1 | 23,754 | |
Wealth index | |||
Lowest | 94.0 | 0.000 | 13,918 |
Middle | 78.0 | 11,553 | |
Highest | 44.7 | 9802 | |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 52.6 | 0.000 | 14,012 |
Rural | 88.5 | 21,261 | |
Total | 78.7 | 35,273 | |