Table 6.
Percent of respondents that washed hands after visiting the toilet/latrine in the six study districts of Uganda
| Background characteristics | Always (%) | Sometimes (%) | Rarely (%) | Never (%) | Number of households (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 65.7 (62.3–69.0) | 23.3 (20.4–26.4) | 8.0 (6.2–10.1) | 3.0 (1.9–4.4) | 802 |
| District | |||||
| Busia | 92.7 (87.3–96.3) | 7.3 (3.7–12.7) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 150 |
| Kasese | 66.0 (57.8–73.5) | 26.0 (19.2–33.8) | 6.0 (2.8–11.1) | 2.0 (0.4–5.7) | 150 |
| Madi-Okollo | 35.5 (27.0–44.8) | 33.9 (25.5–43.0) | 23.1 (16.0–31.7) | 7.4 (3.5–13.7) | 121 |
| Namayingo | 86.1 (78.1–92.0) | 13.9 (8.0–21.9) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 108 |
| Ntoroko | 47.5 (39.1–56.1) | 37.6 (29.6–46.1) | 7.8 (4.0–13.5) | 7.1 (3.4–12.7) | 141 |
| Obongi | 65.2 (56.4–73.2) | 21.2 (14.6–21.2) | 12.1 (7.1–18.9) | 1.5 (0.18–5.4) | 132 |
| Education | |||||
| No formal education | 63.1 (53.4–72.7) | 22.3 (14.6–31.3) | 8.7 (4.0–15.8) | 5.8 (2.1–12.1) | 104 |
| Primary | 61.4 (56.5–66.2) | 24.8 (20.7–29.3) | 10.6 (7.8–14.0) | 3.2 (1.7–5.4) | 407 |
| Secondary | 71.9 (65.5–77.7) | 21.4 (16.2–27.4) | 4.9 (2.5–8.6) | 1.8 (0.5–4.5) | 224 |
| Post-Secondary | 76.1 (64.1–85.7) | 20.9 (11.9–32.6) | 1.5 (0.0–8.0) | 1.5 (0.0–8.0) | 67 |
There were differences in hand-washing practices between districts and with the education levels of the respondents. However, these differences between the education levels were not statistically significant