Table 4.
Attitude of respondents on sanitation and hygiene variables on child defecation practices
| Description of variables | Agree | Uncertain | Disagree | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Improved toilet is not mandatory since under five children can defecate in sanitary napkins and on soil | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 262 | 87.3 |
| Safe disposal of child faeces and maintaining hygiene after cleaning is tiring | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 8.7 | 215 | 71.7 |
| The faeces of an under five child is not harmful when compared with those of adults. | 38 | 12.7 | 31 | 10.3 | 231 | 77.0 |
| Hand washing after handling child’ faeces is not mandatory | 16 | 5.3 | 09 | 3.0 | 275 | 91.7 |
| Keeping the potty used for safe disposal of faeces by the under five children to water sources is essential to clean it thoroughly | 55 | 18.3 | 18 | 6.0 | 227 | 75.7 |
| It is not mandatory to wash hands of under five children with soap and water since child’s anus has been washed. | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 6.7 | 234 | 78.0 |
| Faeces passed by under five child should be disposed of immediately after defecation | 283 | 94.3 | 03 | 1.0 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Since infancy, under five children should be potty trained | 283 | 94.3 | 10 | 3.3 | 07 | 2.3 |
| Safe disposal of faeces passed by under five children could be achieved even without ownership of improved household toilet | 144 | 48.0 | 32 | 10.7 | 124 | 41.3 |
| Buying potty is a waste of resources since the under five children can defecate around the premises | 18 | 6.0 | 08 | 2.7 | 274 | 91.3 |
| Disposing child’s faeces on open dumps can lead to faeco-oral diseases | 240 | 80.0 | 33 | 11.0 | 27 | 9.0 |