Rahul Bawankule|Abhishek Singh|Kaushalendra Kumar|Sarang Pedgaonkar
Disposal of children’s stools and its association with childhood diarrhea in India
International Institute for Population Sciences|International Institute for Population Sciences|International Institute for Population Sciences|International Institute for Population Sciences
childrens stool disposal often overlooked sanitation programs country unsafe disposal childrens stool makes children susceptible many diseases transmit faecaloral route therefore study aims examine magnitude unsafe disposal childrens stools india factors associated finally association childhood diarrhea data third round national family health survey nfhs3 conducted 200506 used carry analysis binary logistic regression model used examine factors associated unsafe disposal childrens stool binary logistic regression also used examine association unsafe disposal childrens stool childhood diarrhea overall stools 79 children india disposed unsafely urbanrural gap unsafe disposal childrens stool wide mothers illiteracy lack exposure media age child religion castetribe household head wealth index access toilet facility urbanrural residence statistically associated unsafe disposal stool odds diarrhea children whose stools disposed unsafely estimated 11 higher 95 ci 101121 children whose stools disposed safely increase unsafe disposal childrens stool community also increased risk diarrhea children found significant statistical association childrens stool disposal diarrhea therefore gains reduction childhood diarrhea achieved india complete elimination unsafe disposal childrens stools sanitation programmes currently run india must also focus safe disposal childrens stool