Table 5. Assessment of interaction between life stage group and water, sanitation, and hygiene exposures on symptoms of RTIs.
| Water, sanitation, and hygiene covariate | Degrees of Freedom for interaction term | Wald Chi Square | P Value for Type 3 Analysis of Effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved drinking water source | 8 | 4.2557 | 0.8333 |
| Defecation Location | 8 | 5.6588 | 0.6793 |
| Distance to defecation location | 4 | 7.7116 | 0.1027 |
| Handwashing location | 4 | 4.3276 | 0.3635 |
| Handwashing on any occasion | 7 | 3.1996 | 0.8659 |
| Handwashing after defecation | 8 | 10.6754 | 0.2208 |
| Personal bathing frequency | 4 | 3.5086 | 0.4766 |
| Bathing water source | 4 | 1.4634 | 0.8331 |
| Distance to bathing location | 4 | 5.4407 | 0.2450 |
| Materials used for day to day cleansing | 4 | 4.1180 | 0.3903 |
| Location used for MHM (excluding pregnant women) | 8 | 6.0387 | 0.8747 |
| Absorbent Materials (excluding pregnant women) | 4 | 2.5879 | 0.5644 |