Table 2.
Frequency of feces disposal sites of preambulatory children by site of defecation and on what they defecated (N = 220)*
| Disposal site | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrown in garbage† | Thrown into canal/drain | Washed with water + soap‡ | Washed with water only | Thrown outside§ | Put/rinsed into latrine | Total | ||||||||
| Defecation site | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| On ground inside household | 26 | (39.4) | 29 | (52.7) | 17 | (36.2) | 8 | (27.6) | 7 | (58.3) | 3 | (27.3) | 90 | (40.9) |
| Directly on ground | 17 | (25.8) | 22 | (40.0) | 3 | (6.4) | 2 | (6.9) | 5 | (41.7) | 3 | (27.3) | 52 | (23.6) |
| On cloth | 1 | (1.5) | 1 | (1.8) | 14 | (29.8) | 5 | (17.2) | 2 | (16.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 23 | (10.5) |
| On paper | 5 | (7.6) | 6 | (10.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 11 | (5.0) |
| On polythene/oilcloth | 3 | (4.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (3.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (1.8) |
| On ground in compound | 28 | (42.4) | 18 | (32.7) | 5 | (10.6) | 5 | (17.2) | 3 | (25.0) | 1 | (9.1) | 60 | (27.3) |
| Directly on ground | 21 | (31.8) | 15 | (27.3) | 3 | (6.4) | 1 | (3.4) | 2 | (16.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 42 | (19.1) |
| On cloth | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.1) | 4 | (13.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (2.3) |
| On paper | 6 | (9.1) | 3 | (5.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (8.3) | 1 | (9.1) | 11 | (5.0) |
| On polythene/oilcloth | 1 | (1.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (0.9) |
| On bed | 2 | (3.0) | 5 | (9.1) | 22 | (46.8) | 11 | (37.9) | 1 | (8.3) | 4 | (36.4) | 45 | (20.5) |
| On cloth | 2 | (3.0) | 3 | (5.5) | 21 | (44.7) | 11 | (37.9) | 1 | (8.3) | 4 | (36.4) | 42 | (19.1) |
| On paper | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.5) |
| On polythene/oilcloth | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (3.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (0.9) |
| In cloth nappy/pants | 1 | (1.5) | 1 | (1.8) | 3 | (6.4) | 5 | (17.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (9.1) | 11 | (5.0) |
| In diaper | 8 | (12.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (9.1) | 9 | (4.1) |
| In potty | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (3.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (8.3) | 1 | (9.1) | 4 | (1.8) |
| On ground in latrine cubicle | 1 | (1.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.5) |
| On paper | 1 | (1.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.5) |
| Total | 66 | (30.0) | 55 | (25.0) | 47 | (21.4) | 29 | (13.2) | 12 | (5.5) | 11 | (5.0) | 220 | (100.0) |
*
The table is organized descending from the main defecation and disposal sites.
†
At house compound, at dump, in dustbin, sweeper van‡;includes dettol/ detergent§;open field, rail tracks, outside compound, pond, roadside.