Table 4.

Sanitary inspection risk scores in relation to fecal coliform and fecal streptococci counts per 100 ml sample of stored drinking water of households with under-five children with and without diarrhea

Fecal coliform counts per 100 ml sample of household-stored drinking water
Risk scores	Risk score	0 n (%)	1–9 n (%)	10–99 n (%)	100–999 n (%)	≥ 1000 n (%)	Total n (%)	p value
U5 diarrhetic children with (n = 68)
0–2	Low	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.9)	2 (2.9)
3–5	Medium	2 (2.9)	4 (5.9)	0 (0.0)	5 (7.4)	1 (1.5)	10 (14.7)
6–8	High	7 (10.3)	2 (2.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.5)	3 (7.4)	6 (8.8)
9–10	Very high	0 (0.0)	5 (7.4)	32 (47.1)	3 (4.4)	1 (1.5)	41 (60.3)	< 0.001
Total		9	11	32	9	7	59
U5 non-diarrhetic children (n = 67)
0–2	Low	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
3–5	Medium	6 (9.0)	6 (9.0)	1 (1.5)	2 (3.0)	2 (3.0)	11 (16.4)	0.005
6–8	High	5 (7.5)	1 (1.5)	16 (23.9)	3 (4.5)	2 (3.0)	22 (32.8)
9–10	Very high	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	21 (31.3)	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	22 (32.8)
Total		12	7	38	6	4	55
Fecal streptococci counts per 100 ml sample of household-stored drinking water
Risk score	Risk score	0 n (%)	1–9 n (%)	10–99 n (%)	100–999 n (%)	≥ 1000 n (%)	Total n (%)	p value
U5 diarrhetic children (n = 68)
0–2	Low	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
3–5	Medium	29 (42.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.5)	< 0.001
6–8	High	8 (11.8%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.4)
9–10	Very high	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	25 (36.8%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	25 (36.8%)
Total		39	1	26	2	0	29
U5 non-diarrhetic children (n = 67)
0–2	Low	23 (34.3%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
3–5	Medium	15 (22.4%)	3 (4.5%)	11 (16.4%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0)	17 (25.4)	< 0.001
6–8	High	5 (7.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.5)
9–10	Very high	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.5)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0)	4 (6.0%)
Total		43	4	15	5	0	24