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. 2017 Dec 14;14(12):1572. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14121572

Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis on factors associated with private latrine ownership.

Factors Private latrine Ownership
N Latrine Ownership (%) Adjusted OR 95% CI p-Value
Gender
Female 191 89 Ref
Male 403 86 0.70 (0.33–1.48) 0.349
Age (years)
18–37 189 84 0.45 (0.24–0.84) 0.012
38–50 195 88 0.41 (0.22–0.76) 0.004
>51 201 91 Ref
Education
Not complete Primary 108 86 0.78 (0.22–2.78) 0.702
Primary 190 84 0.50 (0.26–0.99) 0.048
Pre–secondary 129 91 1.11 (0.84–1.49) 0.461
Secondary or higher 162 92 Ref
Size of households
1–3 149 87 0.42 (0.16–1.13) 0.087
4–6 297 88 0.95 (0.48–1.91) 0.895
7 or more 141 88 Ref
Presence of a child under 5 years old
Yes 290 84 3.31 (2.03–5.41) <0.001
No 306 92 Ref
Wealth quintile
Poorest 125 81 0.15 (0.04–0.59) 0.007
Poorer 106 80 0.22 (0.05–0.88) 0.033
Middle 122 89 0.41 (0.25–0.66) <0.001
Richer 115 94 0.86 (0.30–2.49) 0.785
Richest 127 94
All year round water access for household needs
Yes 498 91 1.76 (0.96–3.23) 0.067
No 90 72 Ref
Most people do not have a toilet.
Strongly agree/agree 38 55 2.40 (1.41–4.09) 0.001
No 556 90 Ref
A lot of people think it is too expensive to have toilet in their house.
Strongly agree/agree 107 68 Ref
No 486 92 3.25 (1.16–9.13) 0.025
It is embarrassing when people can see others defecating in the open.
Strongly agree/agree 477 90 Ref
No 117 80 0.47 (0.20–1.08) 0.076
It is not problem defecating on the beach or in a river.
Strongly agree/agree 14 36 Ref
No 577 89 23.28 (7.70–70.34) <0.001
How many do you think said that the members of their household always use a latrine (Scale: 0 to 10)
1.32 (1.19–1.46) <0.001