Table 1.

Operational definitions of some independent variables

Variables	Operational definitions
Community-Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene (CLTSH)	An approach to changing sanitation and hygiene behavior rather than making physical changes in the community [18]
Caregiver	Any person who provides care for the child other than the mother [19]
Unimproved water sources	Unprotected dug well, unprotected spring, or surface water (river, dam, lake, pond, or stream) from which water was fetched [20]
Handwashing at critical times	Handwashing with soap after visiting latrine, after cleaning the bottom of a child, before preparing food, before eating, and before feeding a child [21]
Proper refuse disposal	Disposal of refuse by burning, burying in a pit, storing in a container or at a designated site [21]
Safe child feces disposal	Disposal of child feces in a latrine