Table 5.
Factors Associated With Better Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Shashemene Town and Shashemene Woreda, 2022
| Characteristics | WaSH Practice, No. (%) of HHsa | CORb (95% CI) | AORc (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better | Poor | |||
| Residence | ||||
| Shashemene Town | 301 (65.0) | 129 (31.8) | 3.99 (3.0–5.3) | 1.70 (1.07–2.72) |
| Shashemene Woreda | 162 (35.0) | 277 (68.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Family size | ||||
| <5 | 232 (50.1) | 165 (40.5) | 0.85 (.42–1.71) | 0.43 (.18–1.01) |
| 5–9 | 208 (44.9) | 228 (56.0) | 0.55 (.27–1.10) | 0.39 (.17–.91) |
| ≥10 | 23 (5.0) | 14 (3.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Educational level of HH head | ||||
| Cannot read and write | 25 (5.5) | 60 (14.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary complete | 206 (45.5) | 254 (62.7) | 1.94 (1.17–3.21) | 1.44 (.78–2.62) |
| Secondary complete | 110 (24.3) | 63 (15.6) | 4.19 (2.39–7.33) | 1.927 (1.06–4.05) |
| Tertiary complete | 112 (24.7) | 28 (6.9) | 9.60 (5.14–17.91) | 2.68 (1.24–5.78) |
| Wealth index d | ||||
| Low | 144 (31.1) | 223 (55.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Middle | 127 (27.4) | 115 (28.5) | 1.71 (1.23–2.37) | 1.59 (1.05–2.41) |
| High | 192 (41.5) | 66 (16.3) | 4.50 (3.17–6.38) | 2.50 (1.58–3.97) |
| Availability of drinking water source | ||||
| Accessible | 359 (80.1) | 242 (61.6) | 2.51 (1.85–3.42) | 0.46 (.27–.76) |
| Inaccessible | 89 (19.9) | 151 (38.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| No. of people sharing water source | ||||
| <10 | 131 (28.3) | 50 (12.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 10–24 | 19 (4.1) | 24 (5.9) | 0.30 (.15–.59) | 0.24 (.11–.52) |
| 25–49 | 31 (6.7) | 17 (4.2) | 0.69 (.35–1.37) | 0.69 (.32–1.46) |
| ≥50 | 55 (11.9) | 253 (62.3) | 0.08 (.05–.13) | 0.07 (.04–.13) |
| Not shared | 224 (48.4) | 59 (14.5) | 1.45 (.94–2.24) | 1.05 (.63–1.76) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.6) | 3 (0.7) | 0.38 (.07–1.95) | 0.31 (.04–2.10) |
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude odds ratio; HH, household; WaSH, water, sanitation, and hygiene
a“Better” was defined as scoring at the 50th percentile or above; “Poor,” as scoring below the 50th percentile. The numbers of respondent differed for different characteristics because of missing responses; therefore, column totals are not provided.
bUnadjusted measure of strength of association between each covariate and better practice.
cAdjusted measure of strength of association between set of covariates (characteristics) and better practice.
dThe wealth index was constructed from a composite variable and categorized as low for scores below the 50th percentile, middle for scores above the 50th and below the 75th percentile, and high for scores at the 75th percentile or above.