Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of respondents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice related to the participation of women, PWDs, and marginalised groups in WASH-related activities both at household and community levels.
| Variables | Scale | M* (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge related to sanitation or WASH | ||
| Knowledge scores | 0–7 | 3.8 (1.2) |
| Attitude | ||
| In your opinion, how well is the involvement of women, PWDs, and marginalised groups in various WASH activities in your village? | 1–5 | 2.2 (1.1) |
| Are women, PWDs, and marginalised groups invited to meetings in the village/community? | 0–1 | 0.3 (0.4) |
| Women, PWDs, and marginalised groups should be involved in various WASH activities in this village | 1–5 | 3.6 (1.1) |
| I feel comfortable attending village meetings | 1–5 | 3.2 (1.3) |
| I feel comfortable expressing my opinion in village meetings | 1–5 | 3.1 (1.3) |
| Composite scores of the attitude using PCA from 5 variables | 0–4.1 | 2.3 (1.0) |
| Practices | ||
| How involved are you in the preparation or PLANNING of WASH activities in your area? | 1–5 | 1.4 (0.9) |
| How involved are you in the IMPLEMENTATION of WASH activities in your area? | 1–5 | 1.4 (1.0) |
| How involved are you in MONITORING and EVALUATION of WASH activities in your area? | 1–5 | 1.3 (0.8) |
| How much do you want to be involved in various WASH activities in your area? | 1–5 | 3.5 (1.1) |
| I am rarely involved in WASH-related matters in my house | 1–5 | 4.0 (0.9) |
| I actively monitor the involvement of women, the disabled, marginalised in various WASH activities in this area (eg., village/subdistrict) | 1–5 | 2.0 (1.1) |
| Composite scores of the practice using PCA from 6 variables | 0–5.1 | 0.84 (0.5) |
*M = mean.