Table 2 Prevalence of childhood diarrhoeal disease and environmental characteristics of respondents in Uganda, UDHS (2016) [N = 13,573]
Characteristics | No diarrhoea (n = 10,735) % | Had diarrhoea (n = 2838) % | P-value ^ |
|---|---|---|---|
Child stool disposal | |||
Improper | 339 (74.0) | 119 (26.0) | 0.250 |
Proper | 6562 (76.4) | 2031 (23.6) | |
Latrine availability | |||
Yes | 9382 (79.7) | 2386 (20.3) | 0.000* |
No | 1086 (74.5) | 371 (25.5) | |
Toilet sharing | |||
Yes | 3710 (77.8) | 1062 (22.3) | 0.000* |
No | 5770 (81.0) | 1356 (19.0) | |
Toilet type | |||
Flush | 241 (85.5) | 41 (14.5) | 0.000* |
Pit | 9141 (79.6) | 2345 (20.4) | |
None | 1086 (74.5) | 371 (25.4) | |
Source of water | |||
Piped | 1679 (80.3) | 411 (19.7) | 0.000* |
Wells | 6159 (78.1) | 1728 (21.9) | |
Springs | 2545 (81.2) | 590 (18.8) | |
Containers (Packed) | 62 (83.8) | 12 (16.2) | |
Others | 23 (59.0) | 16 (41.0) | |
Source of non-potable water | |||
Protected | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | 0.795 |
Unprotected | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | |
Others | 3 (100) | 0 | |
Visitation of health facility | |||
Yes | 8537 (78.1) | 2392 (21.9) | 0.000* |
No | 2198 (83.1) | 446 (16.9) | |
Vitamin A dose | |||
Yes | 3954 (70.5) | 1654 (29.5) | 0.000* |
No | 2211 (76.7) | 672 (23.3) | |
Rotavirus vaccine | |||
Yes | 424 (73.5) | 153 (26.5) | 0.759 |
No | 5666 (72.5) | 2147 (27.5) | |