Table 2 Environmental and behavioural characteristics related to under-five children and their bivariate analysis with the occurrence of diarrhoea in rural Ethiopia
Variables | Had Diarrhoea recently | χ2-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Counts (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | P-value | |
Source of drinking water | 0.689 | |||
Improved water | 4241(53.3) | 3763(88.7) | 478(11.3) | |
Unimproved | 3713(46.7) | 3305(89.0) | 408(11.0) | |
Type of toilet facility | 0.034 | |||
Improved toilet facility | 589(7.4) | 530(90.0) | 59(10.0) | |
Unimproved toilet facility | 3262(41.0) | 2863(87.8) | 399(12.2) | |
No Facility/bush/field | 4103(51.6) | 3675(89.6) | 428(10.4) | |
Toilet facilities shared with other household | 0.041 | |||
No | 2986(77.5) | 2648(88.7) | 338(11.3) | |
Yes | 865(22.5) | 745(86.1) | 120(13.9) | |
Disposal of youngest child’s stools | 0.070 | |||
Proper disposal | 2013(38.8) | 1754(87.1) | 259(12.9) | |
Improper disposal | 3171(61.2) | 2816(88.8) | 355(11.2) | |
Main floor material | ||||
Natural floor | 7413(93.2) | 6594(89.0) | 819(11.0) | 0.634 |
Rudimentary floor | 72(0.9) | 63(87.5) | 9(12.5) | |
Finished floor | 469(5.9) | 411(87.6) | 58(12.4) | |