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Global Health Econ Sustain Prevalence and risk factors of childhood diarrhea

Table 1. (Continued) Table 2. Prevalence of childhood diarrheal disease by
selected independent characteristics of study participants in
Characteristics Weighted percentage rural India (NFHS‑5; 2019‑21)
Religion
Characteristics Rural (N=161,368)
Hindu 73.3
Diarrhea χ (p‑value)
2
Muslim 14.2 prevalence (%)
Others 12.4 Mother’s related factors
Wealth quintile Maternal age (years)
Poorest 26.7 15 – 24 8.6 257.382 (0.000)
Poorer 23.3 25 – 34 6.4
Middle 19.6 35 – 49 6.1
Richer 17.1 Mother’s level of education
Richest 13.3 No education 7.1 15.256 (0.000)
Environmental factors Primary 7.7
Type of toilet facility Secondary and above 6.9
Improved 76.5 Child related factors
Unimproved 23.5 Age group (years)
Floor material 0 – 1 9.8 1218.970 (0.000)
Concrete 62.5 2 – 3 5.8
Not concrete 37.5 4 – 5 4.4
Wall material Birth order
Concrete 75.7 1 6.9 38.700 (0.000)
Not concrete 24.3 2 – 4 7.1
Roof material 5 or more 7.4
Concrete 93.9 Size of the child
Not concrete 6.1 Larger than average 8.7 51.901 (0.000)
Altitude from sea level (m) Average 7.4
<100 27.9 Smaller than average 6.9
100 – 499 50.9 Household factors
500 – 1000 13.1 Household member
>1000 8.1 <5 7.4 11.280 (0.004)
Regional division 5 – 6 7
North 18.7 >6 6.9
Central 25.3 The household has
East 19 electricity service
North-east 15.3 Yes 7 10.768 (0.001)
West 9.1 No 8
South 12.6 Caste/Tribe
Scheduled caste 7.1 7.673 (0.020)
range, with one-fourth located in the central region (25.3%), Scheduled tribe 6.9
followed by the eastern (19%) and northern (18%) regions Others 6.4
(Figure 1). Religion
3.2. Prevalence of childhood diarrheal disease and Hindu 7.1 18.257 (0.000)
its association with background characteristics Muslim 7.3
All predictor variables included in this study (Table 2) were Others 6.4
significantly associated with childhood diarrheal disease (Cont’d...)

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