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. 2016 Aug 5;110(7):386–392. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trw043

Table 2.

Adjusted associations between household demographics and conditions and safe disposal of child faeces

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Unsafe disposal (n=997) Safe disposal (n=95) RR (95% CI) a p
Male head of household 942 (94.5%) 92 (96.8%) 0.70 (0.24–2.07) NS
Household head completed at least primary school 685 (68.7%) 81 (85.3%) 1.82 (1.07–3.11) 0.03
Drinking water source is improved 852 (85.5%) 79 (83.2%) 0.57 (0.35–0.95) 0.03
Water in compound 268 (26.9%) 48 (50.3%) 1.45 (0.95–2.22) NS
Access to a toilet in compound 376 (37.7%) 92 (96.8%) 31.5 (9.45–104) <0.001
Presence of place for handwashing with water and soap 105 (10.5%) 26 (27.4%) 1.25 (0.80–1.94) NS
Intervention 511 (51.2%) 75 (79.0%) 1.11 (0.67–1.82) NS

a Risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals calculated using generalized estimating equations (GEE), with standard errors adjusted for clustering at the village level.

NS: not significant at p<0.05.