Table 4 Prevalence of diarrhoeal disease by socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents in India, NFHS-4 (2015–16)

Place of residence

0.001

 Urban

8.2

 Rural

9.6

Caste

< 0.001

 Scheduled caste

9.6

 Scheduled tribe

8.1

 Other backward classes

9.6

 Others

8.8

Religion

< 0.001

 Hindu

9.2

 Muslim

9.9

 Others

7.3

Maternal education

< 0.001

 Illiterate/primary

9.6

 Secondary and above

8.8

Father’s education

0.950

 Illiterate/primary

9.6

 Secondary and above

9.2

Maternal age in years

< 0.001

 15–24

10.7

 25–34

8.5

 35–49

8.0

Maternal BMI

< 0.001

 Underweight

10.1

 Normal

9.2

 Overweight/Obese

8.1

Access to mass media

< 0.001

 No

10.3

 Yes

8.6

Household size

0.519

 < 6

9.08

 6+

9.28

Wealth quintile

< 0.001

 Poorest

10.2

 Poorer

9.5

 Middle

9.3

 Richer

8.5

 Richest

7.8

Region

< 0.001

 North

8.1

 Central

13.1

 East

8.7

 Northeast

4.2

 West

8.5

 South

6.5

Age of child in months

< 0.001

 0–11

14.0

 12–23

13.4

 24–35

8.5

 36–47

5.8

 48–59

4.6

Sex of child

< 0.001

 Male

9.5

 Female

8.9

Birth order

< 0.001

 1

8.7

 2–3

9.2

 4+

10.4

Birth weight

< 0.001

 Low birth weight

10.2

 Normal

8.6