Association of Community Led Total Sanitation to Reduced Household Morbidity in Nyando District
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate the association of CLTS to the reduced household morbidity in Nyando District. Descriptive statistics was used to assess the diarrhea prevalence, knowledge, uptake and practices on CLTS;Chi-square test was used to compare proportions between control and intervention sites. Association between CLTS and diarrhea occurrence was done using binary logistic regression where diarrhea occurrence was the outcome and CLTS or non CLTS sites were the independent variables. Odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals was used to measure the risk of diarrhea morbidity, P value < 0.05 denoted significant results. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 16. The study adopted a comparative cross sectional study design comparing the disease prevalence of
Institutions: Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Uzima University College
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: UNICEF
OpenAlex ID: W2991886412