Table 5 Prevalence of diarrhoeal disease by environmental condition of respondents in India, NFHS-4 (2015–16)
Environmental characteristics | Prevalence (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
Availability of toilet facility | < 0.001 | |
No facility | 10.0 | |
Facility | 8.3 | |
Sources of drinking water | < 0.001 | |
Unimproved | 8.0 | |
Improved | 9.2 | |
Child stool disposal | < 0.001 | |
Safe | 7.7 | |
Not safe | 10.0 | |
Main floor material | < 0.001 | |
Dirt | 10.3 | |
Non-dirt | 8.2 | |
Main roof material | < 0.001 | |
Thatch | 10.4 | |
Metal/concrete | 8.8 |