Impact of Community-Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene on Prevalence of Diarrheal Disease and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Selected Woredas of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

The sociodemographic characteristics in selected CLTSH implemented and nonimplemented woreda in Gamo Gofa Zone, 2018.

Variables	Characteristics	CLTSH implemented (318)	CLTSH nonimplemented (318)	Total
		n (%)	n (%)	N (%)
Caretaker of index child	Mother	285 (89.6%)	230 (72.3%)	515 (11%)
	Caregiver	33 (10.4%)	88 (27.7%)	121 (19%)
Age of caretaker	15–24	100 (3.5%)	84 (26.4%)	184 (28.9%)
	25–34	108 (33.9%)	173 (54.4%)	281 (44.2%)
	≥35	110 (34.6%)	61 (19.2%)	171 (28.9%)
Marital status	Married	238 (74.8%)	191 (60%)	429 (67.5%)
	Single	22 (6.9%)	37 (11.6%)	59 (9.3%)
	Widowed	24 (7.6%)	31 (9.8%)	55 (8.7%)
	Divorced	22 (6.9%)	40 (12.6%)	62 (9.7%)
	Separated	12 (3.8%)	19 (6%)	31 (4.9%)
Monthly income	<1000 ETB	103 (32.4%)	57 (17.9%)	160 (25.2%)
	1000–2000 ETB	29 (9.1%)	75 (23.6%)	104 (16.4%)
	≥2000 ETB	186 (58.5%)	186 (58.5%)	372 (58.5%)
Number of <5 children	One	276 (86.8%)	276 (86.8%)	552 (86.8%)
	More than one	42 (13.2%)	42 (13.2%)	84 (13.2%)
Sex of the child	Male	168 (52.8%)	173 (54.4%)	341 (53.6%)
	Female	150 (47.2%)	145 (45.6%)	295 (46.4%)