Table 4.
Key BabyWASH and diarrhea prevention practices | Survey participants | Propensity score matching analysis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention Woredas n (%) | Control Woredas n (%) | Standardized proportion difference (95% CI) | T-test | |
Proper child feces disposal | ||||
Good | 181 (69.9) | 6 (3.4) | 0.41 (0.31, 0.51) | 5.17** |
Poor | 78 (30.1) | 171 (96.6) | ||
Handwashing practices at critical times with soap/ash | ||||
Good | 190 (73.4) | 4 (2.3) | 0.70 (0.61, 0.78) | 8.85** |
Poor | 69 (26.6) | 173 (97.7) | ||
Maintaining separate playground for under-three years children | ||||
Good | 199 (76.8) | 46 (26.0) | 0.39 (0.22, 0.55) | 2.83** |
Poor | 60 (23.2) | 131 (74.0) | ||
Shoe wearing to children < 3 years age | ||||
Good | 103 (39.7) | 42 (23.7) | 0.13 (-0.04, 0.31) | 0.97 |
Poor | 156 (60.2) | 135 (76.3) | ||
Food hygiene at household level | ||||
Good | 130 (50.2) | 25 (14.1) | 0.38 (0.19, 0.56) | 2.74* |
Poor | 129 (49.8) | 152 (85.9) | ||
Treating household drinking water before consumption | ||||
Good | 22 (8.5) | 1 (0.6) | 0.08 (0.01, 0.16) | 4.90** |
Poor | 237 (91.5) | 176 (99.4) | ||
Regularly washing the child’s body, hands, and face | ||||
Good | 210 (81.0) | 6 (3.4) | 0.49 (0.38, 0.61) | 15.78** |
Poor | 49 (19.0) | 171 (96.6) |
**P < 0.001 *P < 0.05