Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Some Selected LGAs in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria

Table 7

Disposal of children’s feces.

Feature	Chikun	Kachia	Kajuru	Soba	Zango/K	Total
Under-5 defecation
Around the house	22.3	19.4	13.7	14.4	47.8	25.4
In the potty/chamber pot	34.0	0.6	37.0	26.1	26.3	24.7
In the toilet	22.3	67.7	17.8	31.4	6.3	28.3
In pampers	1.3	0.0	0.0	4.8	0.5	1.5
Within the compound	10.5	0.0	5.5	1.6	2.9	14.7
Others	9.2	12.3	16.4	21.3	16.1	14.7
Methods of disposal of children’s feces
Dropped into a toilet facility	59.7	83.9	72.6	81.9	30.2	63.0
Eaten by dogs	3.8	6.5	2.7	0.5	32.7	10.4
Buried in the soil	9.7	3.9	1.4	5.3	8.3	6.6
Thrown into the bush	18.1	1.3	6.8	2.1	42.0	16.3
Disposed with solid waste	3.4	0.6	2.7	1.1	0.5	1.6
Nothing/left there	0.4	0.6	0.0	1.1	8.8	2.6