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Percent distribution of children age 0-2 years according to place of disposal of child's faeces, and the percentage of children age 0-2 years whose stools were
disposed of safely the last time the child passed stools, Afghanistan, 2010-2011
Child used
toilet/latrine
Put/
rinsed
into
toilet or
latrine
Put/
rinsed
into
drain or
ditch
Place of disposal of child's faeces
Thrown
into
garbage
(Solid
waste)
Buried
Left
in the
open
Other DK Missing Total
Percentage
of
children
whose
last
stools
were
disposed
of safely 1
South 2.3 31.7 15.3 18.8 4.1 25.4 0.6 1.0 0.9 100.0 34.0 752
South East 4.0 17.9 53.4 8.1 0.6 14.2 0.1 0.6 1.0 100.0 21.9 1,292
West 3.4 34.0 11.8 6.3 14.8 28.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 100.0 37.4 1,041
Residence
Urban 12.3 61.8 6.0 12.8 3.0 2.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 100.0 74.1 1,387
Rural 3.8 36.0 23.2 7.8 6.4 20.9 0.5 0.6 1.0 100.0 39.8 6,563
Mother s
education
None 4.5 38.9 21.2 8.5 6.0 18.9 0.5 0.5 1.0 100.0 43.5 7,115
Primary 8.9 52.9 15.4 7.7 4.8 8.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 100.0 61.7 429
Secondary 14.5 55.1 7.3 13.2 3.4 4.3 0.7 1.2 0.1 100.0 69.6 402
Wealth index
quintile
Poorest 1.3 25.4 22.7 9.8 6.3 33.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 100.0 26.6 1,566
Second 2.2 33.7 22.7 7.4 8.5 22.7 1.0 0.8 1.0 100.0 35.9 1,694
Middle 3.5 38.1 24.8 6.7 7.4 17.2 0.3 0.6 1.4 100.0 41.6 1,590
Fourth 7.2 45.4 22.4 7.8 4.0 11.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 100.0 52.6 1,604
Number
of
children
age 0-2
years
Richest 12.8 61.3 7.3 11.9 2.3 3.0 0.4 0.6 0.3 100.0 74.1 1,496
Total 5.3 40.5 20.2 8.7 5.8 17.6 0.5 0.6 0.9 100.0 45.8 7,950
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MICS indicator 4.4
Overall, 46% of children 0-2 years of age had their last stools disposed of safely. The table
shows that there is no difference in the pattern of disposal of child s faeces between the
households who have an improved sanitation facility and those with an unimproved facility
(both are at 53%). However, even among the households with an improved sanitation
facility, 21% of children had their last stools put into the drain or ditch, and 12% had their
last stools thrown into garbage as solid waste. More than 65% of households using the
practice of open defecation leave the child s faeces in the open or put them into a drain or
ditch. Only 16% of households that practice open defecation practice safe disposal of the
child s faeces.
At the regional level, the pattern of disposal of a child s faeces varies. In the Central region,
almost 74% of children had safe stool disposal. In the Central Highlands region, only 10% of
households treat child s faeces in an appropriately hygienic manner. In general, there is a
marked disparity between urban and rural areas: 74% of households living in urban areas
correctly dispose of the child s faeces, compared to rural areas where only 40% practice
correct disposal.
The percentage of households who practice appropriate disposal of the child s faeces is
highest among households whose mothers have attained secondary education or higher
(70%) compared with those who have attained only primary education (62%) and to those
without any education (43%). As for the pattern by wealth quintile, households at the
wealthiest quintile are likely to practice proper disposal (74%), while only 27% of the
poorest households practice proper disposal.
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