Table 4. The extent of diarrhoea vis-à-vis the quality of drinking water of the study subjects.
Class of water | Diarrhea Present | Diarrhea Absent | Total | Test of Significance | |||
Number (37) | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | x2 = 13.42 Df = 3 P = 0.004 | |
Highly satisfactory | 7 | 12.7 | 48 | 87.3 | 55 | 100 | |
Satisfactory | 12 | 30.7 | 27 | 69.3 | 39 | 100 | |
Suspicious | 8 | 44.4 | 11 | 55.6 | 18 | 100 | |
Unsatisfactory | 10 | 50.0 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 100 |