Are children's stools in Ghana disposed of safely? Evidence from the 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safe disposal of children's faeces has always been one of the main challenges to good hygiene in Ghana. Although it has been proven that children's faeces are more likely to spread diseases than adults' faeces, people usually mistake them for harmlessness. This study, therefore, sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with safe disposal of children's faeces in Ghana.

Methods

Data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey was used for the analysis. A sample size of 2228 mother-child pairs were used for the study. The outcome variable was disposal of children stools. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the factors with safe child stool disposal.

Results

The prevalence of safe child

SUBMITTER: Seidu AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature