Table 8 Relationship between socio-demographic by the management of under five children faeces variables in the study area
Variables | Categories | Sanitation chain by caregivers for under-5 children during the day | ||
Wealth categories | Â | Unsafe | Safe | Total |
Poor | 97 (95.1%) | 5 (4.9%) | 102 (34.0%) | |
Average | 72 (97.3%) | 2 (2.7%) | 74 (24.7%) | |
Rich | 114 (91.9%) | 10 (8.1%) | 124 (41.3%) | |
Total | 283 (94.3%) | 17 (5.7%) | 300 (100.0%) | |
Chi square (χ) = 2.797; degree of freedom (df) = 2, P-value (P) = 0.247a | ||||
Wealth categories | Â | Sanitation chain by caregivers for under-5 children at night | ||
Unsafe | Safe | Total | ||
Poor | 49 (48.0%) | 53 (52.0%) | 102 (34.0%) | |
Average | 18 (24.3%) | 56 75.7%) | 74 (24.7%) | |
Rich | 26 (21.0%) | 98 (79.0%) | 124 (41.3%) | |
Total | 93 (31.0%) | 207 (69.0%) | 300 (100.0%) | |
χ = 21.221; df = 2, P = 0.0001 | ||||
| Â | Â | Handwashing practices | ||
Variable | Category | Correct | Incorrect | Total |
Types of household toilet | improved | 87 (79.8%) | 106 (56.1%) | 193 (64.8%) |
Unimproved | 22 (20.2%) | 83 (43.9%) | 105 (35.2%) | |
Total | 109 (36.6%) | 189 (63.4%) | 298 (100.0%) | |
|  | χ =17.062; df = 1; P < .0001; Odd ratio (OR) = 0.323; Confidence interval (CI) = 0.187-0.559 | |||
Wealth | Poor | 13 (12.7%) | 89 (87.3%) | 102 (34.1%) |
Average | 19 (25.7%) | 55 (74.3%) | 74 (24.7%) | |
Rich | 77 (62.6%) | 46 (37.4%) | 123 (41.1%) | |
Total | 109 (36.5%) | 190 (63.5%) | 299 (100.0%) | |
|  | χ =64.764; df = 2; P < 0.0001 | |||
Defecation practice of the under 5 child during the day | Improved | 101 (40.6%) | 148 (59.4%) | 249 (84.4%) |
Unimproved | 5 (10.9%) | 41 (89.1%) | 46 (15.6%) | |
Total | 106 (35.9%) | 189 (64.1%) | 295 (100.0%) | |
|  | χ ==14.870; df = 1; P < .0001a; OR = 5.596; CI = 2.138–14.648 | |||
Defecation practice of the under 5 child during the night | Improved | 100 (39.7%) | 152 (60.3%) | 252 (84.3%) |
Unimproved | 9 (19.1%) | 38 (80.9%) | 47 (15.7%) | |
Total | 109 (36.5%) | 190 (63.5%) | 299 (100.0%) | |
χ =7.210, df = 1, P = .008a; OR = 2.778; CI = 1.287–5.994 | ||||