Table 2 Disposal of children’s stool by demographic characteristics
Variable | Sample (N = 2095) | Child stool Disposal practice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weighted N | Weighted % | Safe(44%, CI = 42.9–45.9) | Unsafe (56%, CI = 54.5–58.0%) | p-value | |
Child factors | |||||
Child’s age in months | p < 0.001 | ||||
< 12 months | 760 | 34.3 | 35.4 | 64.6 | |
12-23 months | 628 | 30.0 | 52.9 | 47.2 | |
24+ months | 707 | 33.8 | 45.8 | 54.2 | |
Sex of child | p = 0.948 | ||||
Male | 1125 | 53.7 | 45.35 | 54.65 | |
Female | 970 | 46.3 | 42.74 | 57.26 | |
Maternal factors | |||||
Age of mother in years | p < 0.01 | ||||
15–19 | 58 | 2.9 | 45.62 | 54.38 | |
20–24 | 515 | 24.6 | 38.16 | 61.84 | |
25–29 | 624 | 29.8 | 44.77 | 55.23 | |
30–34 | 439 | 21.0 | 51.89 | 48.11 | |
35–39 | 304 | 14.5 | 43.12 | 56.88 | |
40+ | 154 | 7.4 | 40.91 | 59.09 | |
Mother’s educational level | p < 0.05 | ||||
No education | 619 | 29.5 | 37.40 | 62.60 | |
Primary | 1030 | 49.2 | 45.45 | 54.55 | |
Secondary or higher | 446 | 21.3 | 50.45 | 49.55 | |
Partner’s educational level | p = 0.29 | ||||
No education | 478 | 22.8 | 40.83 | 59.17 | |
Primary | 869 | 41.5 | 45.33 | 54.67 | |
Secondary/higher | 747 | 35.7 | 44.88 | 55.12 | |
Working status | p = 0.305 | ||||
Not working | 1438 | 68.6 | 44.31 | 55.69 | |
Working | 657 | 31.4 | 43.76 | 56.24 | |
Frequency of reading newspapers | p = 0.269 | ||||
Not at all | 1564 | 74.7 | 42.73 | 57.27 | |
Less than once a week | 302 | 14.4 | 52.57 | 47.43 | |
At least once a week | 229 | 10.9 | 42.65 | 57.35 | |
Frequency of listening to radio | p = 0.526 | ||||
Not at all | 1466 | 70.0 | 45.55 | 54.45 | |
Less than once a week | 363 | 17.3 | 38.95 | 61.05 | |
At least once a week | 267 | 12.7 | 43.45 | 56.55 | |
Frequency of watching television | p = 0.139 | ||||
Not at all | 1733 | 82.7 | 45.77 | 54.23 | |
Less than once a week | 172 | 8.2 | 39.18 | 60.82 | |
At least once a week | 191 | 9.1 | 33.79 | 66.21 | |
Religion | p = 0.852 | ||||
Orthodox | 558 | 26.6 | 47.11 | 52.89 | |
Protestants | 1108 | 52.9 | 42.62 | 57.38 | |
Other | 429 | 20.5 | 44.20 | 55.80 | |
Visit to health facility for child diarrhea | p < 0.01 | ||||
No | 864 | 41.3 | 48.39 | 51.61 | |
Yes | 1231 | 58.7 | 41.15 | 58.85 | |
Contextual factors | |||||
Place of residence | p = 0.023 | ||||
Urban | 207 | 9.9 | 36.22 | 63.78 | |
Rural | 1888 | 90.1 | 45.01 | 54.99 | |
Region | p < 0.001 | ||||
Southern | 432 | 20.6 | 35.11 | 64.89 | |
Highlands | 739 | 35.3 | 43.01 | 56.99 | |
Momase | 616 | 29.4 | 42.63 | 57.37 | |
Islands | 308 | 14.7 | 62.55 | 37.45 | |
Sex of household head | p < 0.01 | ||||
Male | 1837 | 87.7 | 42.95 | 57.05 | |
Female | 258 | 12.3 | 52.58 | 47.42 | |
Type of toilet facility | p < 0.01 | ||||
Improved | 570 | 27.2 | 42.77 | 57.23 | |
Unimproved | 1525 | 72.8 | 44.65 | 55.35 | |
Source of drinking water | p < 0.001 | ||||
Improved | 403 | 19.3 | 31.68 | 68.32 | |
Unimproved | 1692 | 80.8 | 47.11 | 52.89 | |