Individual and community level factors of safe child feces disposal among youngest children in East Africa: a multilevel modeling analysis using recent national demography and health survey data.
Bewuketu TerefeNega Tezera AssimamawBogale ChekolePublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2024)
East Africa has a Slightly lower proportion of properly disposing of child feces. There was a strong correlation between characteristics such as residence, mother's age, education level, work status, place of delivery, ANC visit, child's age, wealth index, media exposure, and poverty. Acting on these factors and strengthening and using links between mother and child health care is, thus, strongly advocated.