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Table 1 Selected socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of Child’s stool disposal across independent variables among women in Ghana (N = 2228)

From: Are children’s stools in Ghana disposed of safely? Evidence from the 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey

Variables

Weighted sample

Safe

P-values

N

%

Age

   

p = 0.0856

 15–24

568

25.5

22.1

 

 25–34

1110

49.8

23.2

 35–49

550

24.7

22.5

Marital status

   

p = 0.009

 Not Married

807

36.2

26.1

 

 Married

1421

63.8

21.1

Religion

   

P < 0.001

 Christianity

1659

74.4

26.0

 

 Islam

398

17.9

14.6

 Other

171

7.7

15.8

Ethnicity

   

p < 0.001

 Akan

1021

45.8

33.1

 

 Ga-Dangbme

131

5.9

26.5

 Ewe

295

13.2

30.4

 Mole-Dagbani

429

19.3

13.5

 Others

352

15.8

11.6

Wealth

   

p < 0.001

 Poorest

506

22.7

11.6

 

 Poorer

466

20.9

29.3

 Middle

434

19.5

28.2

 Richer

432

19.4

28.8

 Richest

391

17.5

25.8

Residence

   

p = 0.756

 Rural

1229

55.2

22.5

 

 Urban

999

44.9

23.1

Ecological zone

   

p < 0.001

 Northern

451

20.2

6.5

 

 Coastal

801

36.0

31.9

 Middle

976

43.8

31.0

Educational level

   

p < 0.001

 No education

605

27.2

14.1

 

 Primary

420

18.8

22.4

 Secondary/higher

1203

54.0

29.4

Working status

   

p = 0.032

 Not working

477

21.4

26.4

 

 Working

1751

78.6

21.8

Frequency of reading newspaper

  

P = 0.357

 Not at all

1965

88.3

22.3

 

 Less than once a week

142

6.4

27.6

 At least once a week

119

5.4

24.7

Frequency of listening to radio

   

p = 0.004

 Not at all

673

30.2

19.2

 

 Less than once a week

553

24.8

26.2

 At least once a week

1002

45.0

24.4

Frequency of watching television

   

p < 0.001

 Not at all

403

18.1

16.0

 

 Less than once a week

743

33.3

26.7

 At least once a week

1082

48.6

23.0

ANC attendance

   

p = 0.097

 0

65

3.0

13.3

 

 1–3

242

11.2

20.8

 4+

1860

85.9

23.3

Household head sex

   

p = 0.011

 Male

1717

77.1

21.6

 

 Female

511

22.9

27.1

Parity

   

P = 0.336

 1

474

21.3

20.9

 

 2

487

21.9

25.8

 3

403

18.1

21.9

 4+

864

38.8

22.6

Child had diarrhoea

   

p = 0.302

 No

1929

86.6

23.1

 

 Yes

299

13.4

20.5

Sex of child

   

p = 0.141

 Male

1172

52.6

21.5

 

 Female

1056

47.4

24.1

Child’s age (months)

   

p < 0.001

 0–5

545

24.5

17.5

 

 6–11

586

26.3

20.5

 12–17

565

25.3

25.1

 18–23

533

23.9

28.7

Number of household members

   

P = 0.106

  < 5

1290

57.9

24.1

 

  > 5

938

42.1

21.2

Source of drinking water

   

p < 0.001

 Unimproved

293

13.2

11.9

 

 Improved

1935

86.8

30.7

Access to toilet facility

   

p = 0.028

 Unimproved

771

34.6

27.3

 

 Improved

1457

65.4

21.9

  1. Source: 2014 GDHS