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 = 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%