Table 3.
Knowledge of caregivers on selected child defecation and hygiene variables on child defecation management practices
| Description of variables | Correct response | Incorrect response | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Sanitary ways of handling the faeces of under five children (n = 300) | 247 | 82.3 | 53 | 17.7 |
| Faeces of under five children could be used immediately as manure on farms (n = 300) | 203 | 67.7 | 97 | 32.3 |
| Child training to safety defecate (n = 300) | 201 | 67.0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| Correct process in hand washing (n = 300) | 109 | 36.3 | 191 | 63.7 |
| Critical times when hands should be washed (n = 300) | 126 | 42.0 | 174 | 58.0 |
| Times when under five children faeces should be safely disposed (n = 300) | 266 | 88.7 | 34 | 11.3 |
| Location for safekeeping of child’s potty (n = 300) | 189 | 63.0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| Diseases associated with poor management of under five faeces (n = 300) | 261 | 87.0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| With what should child potty be washed after use (n = 300) | 216 | 72.0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| The faeces of under five children is harmless (n = 300) | 191 | 63.7 | 109 | 36.3 |