Table 2 Toilet usage and defecation practices in Nelvoy, using data obtained from the quantitative individual questionnaire
Toilet usage and practices Main village
(n=41)n(%)
Harijan colony
(n=56)n(%)
Total (n=97)
n(%)
P-value
a
Presence of toilets at home 17 (41.5) 13 (23.2) 30 (30.9) 0.09
Usage among those with toilets 15 (88.2) 10 (76.9) 25 (83.3) 0.73
Responders practicing open air defecation 26 (63.4) 46 (82.1) 72 (74.2) 0.07
Defecation practices among responders using fields 26 42
b
68
Defecate alone 25 (96.2) 23 (54.8) 48 (70.6)