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| Title of Article |
Unhygienic stool-disposal practices among mothers of children under five in Cambodia: Evidence from a demographic and health survey |
| Date of Acceptance |
9 March 2021 |
| Journal |
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PLOS ONE |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
Public Library of Science |
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July |
| Year of Publication |
2021 |
| Page |
1-13 |
| Abstract |
Background
Unhygienic disposal of children’s stools affects children’s health in terms of their susceptibility
to many diseases. However, there are no existing studies into the impact of unhygienic
stool disposal in Cambodia. Therefore, this study aimed to identify factors associated with
the unhygienic disposal of children’s stools among children under the age of five in
Cambodia.
Methods
An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Cambodia Demographic
and Health Survey (CDHS) 2014. A multivariable binary logistic regression was conducted
using Stata to analyze factors associated with the unhygienic disposal of children’s
stools.
Results
Overall, the prevalence of practicing unhygienic disposal of children’s stools was 29.27%
(95%CI: 27.51%- 31.09%). Factors statistically associated with this practice were: living in
the Central Plain, Plateau and Mountains, Coastal and Sea regions (AOR = 1.65; 95% CI:
1.33–2.04), (AOR = 2.53; 95% CI: 1.98–3.24) and (AOR = 4.16; 95% CI: 3.15–5.48) respectively,
poor household wealth (AOR = 1.58; 95% CI: 1.31–1.91), the mother having no education
(AOR = 1.45; 95% CI: 1.14–1.85), a high number of children aged under five (AOR =
1.11; 95% CI: 1.03–1.20), being in the “other” religious category (AOR = 1.77; 95% CI:
1.25–2.51), living in a household with unimproved toilet facilities (AOR = 1.22; 95% CI:
1.11–1.34), living in a household with inadequate hygiene (AOR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.12–
1.59), and the household not being visited by a family planning worker in the last year (AOR= 1.45; 95% CI: 1.19–1.77). However, an increase in the child’s age by even a month had
significant negative associations with unhygienic practice (AOR = 0.65; 95% CI: 0.60–0.70),
even when controlling for other covariates.
Conclusion
Almost one third of the mothers do not practice hygienic disposal of children’s stools in Cambodia.
Unhygienic practices were more prevalent in certain regions, and were also associated
with low wealth, lack of education, an increase in the number of children under five in
the household, religion, lack of sanitation and access to healthcare professionals. Conversely,
the child’s age was found to be positively associated with the hygienic disposal of
children’s stools. |
| Keyword |
Disposal of children’s stools, children under five, demographic and health survey, Cambodia. |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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