Table 5.
Predictors of waste management practice (multiple logistic regression)
| Determinants | Waste management practice | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95% CI | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | Ref | ||
| Female | .479** | .287 | .799#* |
| Age | |||
| Below 30 years | Ref | ||
| Age 31–40 | .808* | .284 | 2.299 |
| Age 41–50 | 1.175 | .426 | 3.243 |
| Age 51–60 | .793 | .302 | 2.080 |
| Above age 60 | 1.094 | .400 | 2.988 |
| Household Size | |||
| 1–3 | Ref | ||
| 4–6 | .262* | .090 | .767#* |
| 7+ | .345 | .122 | .977#* |
| Type of waste generated in households | |||
| Organic waste | Ref | ||
| Inorganic waste | .577** | .270 | 1.233 |
| Organic and in organic waste | .269 | .125 | .577#* |
| Type of receptacle used in the house | |||
| In-door open dumping | Ref | ||
| Out-door open dumping | 1.179** | .599 | 2.318 |
| Open container | 1.338 | .710 | 2.522 |
| Amount of waste generated in households | |||
| 0.001 t | Ref | ||
| 0.002 t | 1.326** | .349 | 5.031 |
| 0.003 t | .767 | .208 | 2.821 |
| 0.004 t | 1.529 | .390 | 6.000 |
| Practice of recycling | |||
| Yes | Ref | ||
| No | .030** | .015 | .077#* |
| Persons responsible for solid waste | |||
| Individuals | Ref | ||
| The municipal assembly | .539** | .224 | 1.296 |
| Private agencies | .166 | .062 | .449#* |
| Not available | 1.413 | .211 | 9.454 |
| Rating charges for waste collection | |||
| Expensive | Ref | ||
| Moderate | 1.508* | .452 | 5.033 |
| No charges | 1.317 | .410 | 4.230 |
| Frequency of people reporting sick in the municipality | |||
| Often | Ref | ||
| Not at all | .700* | .411 | 1.193 |
| Common diseases occurring in the community | |||
| Malaria | Ref | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1.788** | .843 | 3.790 |
| Cholera | 3.222 | 1.325 | 7.835#* |
| Typhoid | 1.563 | .661 | 3.694 |
| Other diseases | .209 | .044 | .988#* |
| Type of refuse dump in the Municipality | |||
| Surface dump at the outskirts of town | Ref | ||
| Community container | .328** | .137 | .787#* |
| No dumping site | .471 | .163 | 1.358 |
| Frequency of visiting dump sites | |||
| Daily | Ref | ||
| Weekly | .757** | .075 | 7.599 |
| When container is full | .714 | .076 | 6.736 |
| Monthly | .596 | .050 | 7.112 |
| Distance to dumpsites | |||
| Too far(above 250 m) | Ref | ||
| Far(200-250 m) | .449** | .202 | .995#* |
| Close(100-149 m) | .383 | .214 | .686#* |
95% CI: Confidence interval, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001, ref: Reference, #*significant CI