Table 3.

Moran’s I for dependent and independent variables

Variables	Univariate		Bivariate
			Unhygienic		Both
	Moran's I	p value	Moran's I	p value	Moran's I	p value
Hygienic methods	0.746	0.001	-	-	-	-
Unhygienic methods	0.722	0.001	-	-	-	-
Both methods	0.596	0.001	-	-	-	-
15–19 years	0.321	0.001	0.265	0.001	0.216	0.001
Rural	0.429	0.001	0.327	0.001	0.226	0.001
SC/ST	0.625	0.001	0.064	0.001	-0.015	0.183
Muslim	0.718	0.001	0.100	0.001	0.157	0.001
Illiterate	0.583	0.001	0.395	0.001	0.109	0.001
Poorest	0.741	0.001	0.540	0.001	0.268	0.001
Unimproved toilet	0.579	0.001	0.126	0.001	0.113	0.001
No toilet facility	0.693	0.001	0.371	0.001	0.029	0.047
No media exposure	0.663	0.001	0.420	0.001	0.239	0.001