Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds of household feces disposal practices based on the type of latrine access in four low-income urban neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana

Latrine usage practices	Within-compound latrine, % (n/N)	Public latrine, % (n/N)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)*
Use of latrines vs. open defecation for children between 5 and 12 years of age, N = 399†	93.8 (91/97)	82.5 (249/302)	3.23 (1.34, 7.76)	2.62 (1.00, 6.90)
Use of latrines, potties, or diapers vs. open defecation by children < 5 years of age, N = 398‡	98.7 (76/77)	95.6 (307/321)	3.47 (0.45, 26.8)	1.61 (0.17, 15.1)
Disposal of child feces in latrine vs. open drain or ground, trash, N = 398‡	52.0 (40/77)	34.0 (109/321)	2.11 (1.28, 3.49)	2.78 (1.53, 5.03)
Perception that other mothers in the same compound use potties for child defecation vs. open defecation, N = 468§	65.0 (102/157)	68.2 (212/311)	0.87 (0.58, 1.30)	0.71 (0.44, 1.15)
Perception that other mothers in the same compound leave child feces on ground vs. dispose elsewhere, N = 520§	5.3 (9/171)	10.9 (38/349)	0.46 (0.22, 0.96)	0.71 (0.30, 1.72)
Human feces observed on ground in the compound vs. not observed, N = 785	5.0 (10/199)	2.6 (15/586)	2.01 (0.89, 4.56)	2.99 (1.00, 8.94)

CI = confidence interval; Ref. = reference; OR = odds ratio. Bold reflects association significant at P < 0.05. Proportion of households reporting a latrine usage practice are reported as % and number out of total number of households in the on-site or public latrine group.

^*Adjusted models include variables for household neighborhood, religion, wealth index, education of child caregiver, number of persons living in the household, and tenancy status.

^†Children aged between 5 and 12 years in the household.

^‡Children aged < 5 years in the household.

^§Households that share a compound yard with other households.