Table 2.
Baseline caregiver knowledge of diarrhea causes and prevention and diarrhea prevalence1
| Total study population (N = 306) | Non-filter group (N = 156) | Filter (N = 150) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Diarrhea prevalence | % | Diarrhea prevalence | % | Diarrhea prevalence | |
| What are the different causes of diarrhea? (Open ended with multiple responses allowed) | ||||||
| Bad food | 65% | 26% | 66% | 40% | 64% | 13% |
| Cold | 22% | 25% | 21% | 38% | 23% | 13% |
| Untreated water | 14% | 23% | 13% | 34% | 15% | 13% |
| Heat | 9% | 25% | 10% | 43% | 9% | 6% |
| Curses and evil eye | 7% | 26% | 6% | − | 8% | 13% |
| Magic | 1% | 13% | <1% | − | 1% | − |
| Don't know | 13% | 28% | 12% | 40% | 14% | 16% |
| Other | 18% | 22% | 19% | 36% | 18% | 10% |
| Can you tell me how you keep food safe to eat? (Open ended with multiple responses allowed) | ||||||
| Washing food before eating | 53% | 26% | 49% | 37% | 57% | 14% |
| Cooking food thoroughly | 42% | 27% | 44% | 39% | 41% | 14% |
| Hand washing before eating | 9% | 23% | 8% | 36% | 11% | 8% |
| Hand washing before cooking | 8% | 27% | 4% | 33% | 13% | 17% |
| Don't know | 17% | 28% | 19% | 44% | 15% | 14% |
| Other | 6% | 15% | 6% | − | 6% | − |
| What are the different ways that a person can prevent diarrhea?(Open ended with multiple reponses allowed) | ||||||
| Proper food preparation | 42% | 23% | 40% | 35% | 44% | 11% |
| Water treatment | 31% | 25% | 21% | 41% | 41% | 12% |
| Hand washing (soap not mentioned) | 27% | 24% | 37% | 36% | 17% | 11% |
| Hand washing (soap mentioned) | 18% | 23% | 15% | 34% | 21% | 10% |
| Proper food storage | 17% | 24% | 17% | 38% | 18% | 9% |
| Proper disposal of feces/use of latrines | 8% | 24% | 7% | 37% | 8% | 8% |
| Don't know | 6% | 26% | 6% | − | 5% | − |
| Other | 26% | 26% | 25% | 40% | 27% | 13% |
1
Diarrhea prevalence was excluded for categories with less than 10 reponses.