2024 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Seventh Edition
Zambia, 2024
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2024-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
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Jan 16, 2026
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disposal of youngest child's stools when not using toilet (v465)
Data file: ZMBR81FL
Overview
Valid:
10409
Invalid:
25201
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 96
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | used toilet/latrine | 283 |
2.7%
|
| 2 | put/rinsed in toilet/latrine | 7773 |
74.7%
|
| 3 | put/rinsed into drain or ditch | 779 |
7.5%
|
| 4 | throw into garbage | 731 |
7%
|
| 5 | buried | 380 |
3.7%
|
| 6 | rinse away | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | use disposable diapers | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | use washable diapers | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | left in the open/not disposed of | 289 |
2.8%
|
| 96 | other | 174 |
1.7%
|
| Sysmiss | 25201 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.