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. 2018 Jul 9;5:154. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00154

Table 3.

Probit regression results for Vietnamese small scale farmer engagement in mitigation of waterborne disease at source by treatment of water.

Variable Beta s.d. z-score P > |z|
Years schooling 0.0632 0.0399 1.59 0.113
Years farming 0.0195 0.0169 1.16 0.247
Household members >18 0.0115 0.1300 0.09 0.929
RESPONDENT
Male health role 0.1008 0.3474 0.29 0.772
Female health role 1.4816*** 0.4397 3.37 0.001
On-farm income −0.9672*** 0.3344 −2.89 0.004
Chickens −0.0008 0.0047 −0.16 0.871
Pigs 0.0172* 0.0106 1.63 0.103
Log E. coli drinking water 0.0181 0.0608 0.30 0.765
DUMMY WATER SOURCE
Rain 1.5554*** 0.5100 3.05 0.002
Pipe 0.2886 0.5032 0.57 0.566
Well 2.1583*** 0.5893 3.66 0.000
River with flocculation 0.1225 0.4841 0.25 0.800
PERCEPTIONS
Susc to HPAI (from agr water) −0.3159 0.2602 −1.21 0.225
Susc to HPAI (from well water) 0.7093* 0.3845 1.84 0.065
Severity HPAI 0.6662 0.4682 1.42 0.155
Cost is a barrier −0.6230** 0.2636 −2.36 0.018
Knowledge barrier 0.6054** 0.2798 2.16 0.031
Peers barrier 0.0639 0.5397 0.12 0.906
Benefits encourage 1.3906*** 0.4408 3.15 0.002
Ability livestock 0.4928* 0.2757 1.79 0.074
TRIGGERS TO ACTION
Health worker advice 0.8077*** 0.2787 2.90 0.004
Lost income 0.6833** 0.3430 1.99 0.046
Peers 0.5982 0.3913 1.53 0.126
Worry −0.1829 0.2958 −0.62 0.536
Constant −4.3756 0.9117 −4.80 N/A

Dependent binary variable = Yes or No answer to the question “Indicate if you have been employing one or more of the following mitigation practices in relation to water storage treatment [with 5 options including “Invest in household water treatment technology; Use and/or change disinfectants; Repair household water storage]”; Yes = 149, No = 155; Number of observations = 304; LR χ(25)2 = 233.44; Prob > χ2 = 0.0000; Log likelihood = −84.3955; Pseudo R2 = 0.5804;

*

P < 0.10;

**

P < 0.05;

***

P < 0.01; Concordance = 86.51%