Table 4 | Comparison of individual and household characteristics among people sought their medical care for diarrhea from professional and nonprofessional healthcare providers
Variables | Professional health provider n = 187 (44.5%) | A non-professional health service provider N = 233 (55.5%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Housing area | 0.637 | ||
 Rural | 96 (51.3) | 125 (53.6) | |
 Urban | 91 (48.7) | 108 (46.4) | |
Marital status of the household head | 0.088 | ||
 Married | 146 (78.1) | 197 (84.5) | |
 Single | 41 (21.9) | 36 (15.5) | |
Education level of household head | <  0.001 | ||
 Less educated | 17 (9.1) | 85 (36.5) | |
 High educated | 170 (90.9) | 148 (63.5) | |
Gender of household head | 0.109 | ||
 Male | 157 (84.0) | 208 (89.3) | |
 Female | 30 (16.0) | 25 (10.7) | |
Career of household head | 0.166 | ||
 Craftsman | 79 (42.2) | 83 (35.6) | |
 Public servant | 108 (57.8) | 150 (64.4) | |
Monthly income of household | <  0.001 | ||
 Low income | 45 (24.1) | 122 (52.4) | |
 High income | 142 (75.9) | 111 (47.6) | |
House ownership | 0.726 | ||
 Owned | 178 (95.2) | 220 (94.4) | |
 Rented | 9 (4.8) | 13 (5.6) | |
Clean kitchen | 0.998 | ||
 Yes | 57 (30.5) | 71 (30.5) | |
 No | 130 (69.5) | 162 (69.5) | |
Sanitary toilet | 0.130 | ||
 Yes | 9 (4.8) | 5 (2.1) | |
 No | 178 (95.2) | 228 (97.9) | |
Kind of toilet | 0.763 | ||
 Latrine with flush | 13 (7.0) | 18 (7.7) | |
 Latrine without flush | 174 (93.0) | 215 (92.3) | |
Gender of person who had diarrhea | 0.325 | ||
 Male | 118 (63.8) | 137 (59.1) | |
 Female | 67 (36.2) | 95 (40.9) | |
Source of drinking water | 0.262 | ||
 Non improved | 60 (32.1) | 87 (37.3) | |
 Improved | 127 (67.9) | 146 (62.7) | |
Source of washing water | 0.031 | ||
 Non improved | 178 (95.2) | 230 (98.7) | |
 Improved | 9 (4.8) | 3 (1.3) | |
Source of cooking water | 0.315 | ||
 Non improved | 100 (53.5) | 136 (58.4) | |
 Improved | 87 (46.5) | 97 (41.6) | |
Place of wastewater disposal | 0.083 | ||
 Open area around the house | 127 (67.9) | 176 (75.5) | |
 Close sewerage system | 60 (32.1) | 57 (24.5) | |
Availability of soap for hands washing | 0.413 | ||
 Yes | 80 (42.8) | 109 (46.8) | |
 No | 107 (57.2) | 124 (53.2) | |
 Continuous variables |  |  |  |
Age of household head (years) | 42.4 ± 14.4 (22–67) | 40.9 ± 13.7 (22–67) | 0.281 |
Living in the area (years) | 15.2 ± 10.5 (1–44) | 15.7 ± 10.5 (1–44) | 0.586 |
Number of rooms in house | 2.7 ± 0.8 (1–5) | 2.7 ± 0.9 (1–5) | 0.524 |
Number of family Members | 6.3 ± 1.7 (3–11) | 6.2 ± 1.7 (2–12) | 0.577 |
Age of getting diarrhea | 8.7 ± 13.5 (1–62) | 21.1 ± 16.7 (1–67) | < 0.001 |
Number of children less than 5 in family | 1.5 ± 0.6 (0–3) | 1.4 ± 0.6 (0–3) | 0.238 |
Distance to healthcare center (km) | 1.6 ± 0.8 (1–4) | 1.7 ± 0.8 (1–4) | 0.303 |