Drivers of Acute Diarrhea in Mothers of Children between 6 and 59 Months old in Kinshasa Households, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Table 4.

Relationship between the immediateenvironment and the occurrence of acute diarrhea in participants

Immediate environment

Acute diarrhea in mothers of children aged 6-59 months in households

χ2

P

Knowing the factors that lead to diarrhea in children

Not knowing the factors that promote diarrhea in children

Living in a healthy environment

33 (50,8%)

13 (26,5%)

6,82

0,005

Living in an unhealthy environment

32 (49,2%)

36 (73,5%)

 

 

Total

72 (100%)

72 (100%)