Table 3 Knowledge of diarrhea preventing measures and danger signs of diarrheal sickness, ORT corner users (N = 110) and non-users (N = 119)
ORT corner users, n(%) | ORT corner non-users, n(%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ways to prevent diarrhea: | |||
Use of clean water for drinking and cooking | 69(63) | 53(45) | 0.0058** |
Preventing insects contamination | 71(65) | 50(42) | 0.0006** |
Hand-washing at key moments | 54(49) | 42(35) | 0.0345* |
Safe excreta disposal | 32(29) | 15(13) | 0.0020** |
Don’t know | 9(8) | 31(26) | 0.0004** |
Danger signs of diarrheal sickness: | |||
Not able to drink or drinking poorly | 50(46) | 36(30) | 0.0176* |
Vomits everything | 50(46) | 31(26) | 0.0022** |
Convulsions | 8(7) | 4(3) | 0.1845 |
Abnormally sleepy | 28(26) | 30(25) | 0.9661 |
Restless or irritable | 49(45) | 61(51) | 0.3095 |
Blood in stool | 13(12) | 5(4) | 0.0324* |