Table 4.
CSOM and health related practices & beliefs of the children: (n = 1468)
| Variables | Groups (% count within group) | Total (%) | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No CSOM (%) | CSOM (%) | ||||
| Sanitation | |||||
| Unsafe latrine | 200 (94.8) | 11 (5.2) | 211 (14.38) | 0.0208 | 0.885 |
| Safe latrine | 1191 (95.4) | 66 (4.6) | 1257 (85.62) | ||
| Bathing habit | |||||
| River/Canal/Pond | 206 (90.7) | 21 (9.3) | 227 (15.46) | 7.855 | 0.005 |
| Tube well & supply water | 1185 (95.5) | 56 (4.5) | 1241 (84.64) | ||
| Ear cleaning habit | |||||
| No ear cleaning | 691 (96.3) | 27 (3.7) | 718 (48.9) | 5.663 | 0.017 |
| Regular/habitual ear cleaning with cotton bud/clothing/feather wooden stick/vegetable stick | 700 (93.3) | 50 (6.7) | 750 (51.1) | ||
| EPI (Expanded program for immunization) vaccination | |||||
| No | 23 (88.5) | 3 (11.5) | 26 (1.8) | ||
| Incomplete | 67 (97.1) | 2 (2.9) | 69 (4.7) | ||
| Complete | 1298 (94.7) | 72 (5.3) | 1372 (93.5) | ||
| Pattern of primary medical consultation | |||||
| (a) Kabiraza | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | 7 (0.5) | 0.035b | |
| (b) Homeopathy | 35 (92.2) | 3 (7.8) | 38 (2.5) | ||
| (c) Quack | 1174 (94.4) | 70 (5.6) | 1244 (84.7) | ||
| (d) MBBS & specialist | 176 (98.3) | 3 (1.7) | 179 (12.3) | ||
| Total | 1391 (94.8) | 77 (5.2) | 1468 (100.00) | ||
aKabiraz: practices non formal medicine
bBetween qualified (d) and non qualified traditional practitioners (a, b, c) χ2 = 4.439 with 1 df P = 0.035