For example, for the purposes of constructing the household wealth variable, toilet facility is classified as having a flush toilet (yes, no).
The variable, toilet facility, was created with various combinations of type of facility (no facility, not improved and improved) and sharing status (shared and not shared).
It shows further that mean breastfeeding duration and toilet facility type variables included in the analysis as controls have significant reduction effect on child mortality.
The model also show that mean breastfeeding duration and toilet facility type variables included in the analysis as controls have significant reduction effect on infant mortality.
For the purposes of constructing a slum household variable, a flush toilet is defined as improved or unimproved depending on whether it is connected to a sewer system.
Amenity variables include electricity, toilet facility, water source, place of delivery and exposure to media (newspaper, radio and television; whether or not the mother was exposed to each of these at least once a week).
In the bivariable analysis, most of the basic variables except type of toilet facility, level of physical labor, and smoking status were significantly associated with the dependent variable (Table 1).
Of course, in a domestic bathroom, distance from the toilet is governed chiefly by one variable: "to stand or sit".
Type of toilet facility and age of the child variables are treated as proximate determinants variables.
Out of environmental variables, the type of toilet facility and stool disposal were found to be significantly associated with childhood diarrhea.
