Tab. IV.
Factors associated with utilization of sanitation facilities in Enderta district, North Ethiopia.
| Variables | Utilization of latrine | X2- test |
AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: n (%) | Yes: n (%) | |||
| Hand washing facility | ||||
| Not available Available |
123 (50.8) 21 (31.8) |
119 (49.2) 45 (68.2) |
7.52** | 1 2.53 (1.38, 4.59)** |
| Proper water utilization | ||||
| No Yes |
98 (53.3) 46 (37.1) |
86 (47.7) 78 (62.9) |
7.77** | 1 1.97 (1.22, 3.20)** |
| Informed by HDAs | ||||
| No Yes |
107 (51.9) 37 (36.3) |
99 (48.1) 65 (63.7) |
6.72** | 1 2.31 (1.39, 3.86)** |
| Utilization of hand washing facility |
X2- test |
AOR (95%CI) |
||
| No: n (%) | Yes: n (%) | |||
| Informed by HEWs | ||||
| No Yes |
28 (70.0) 10 (38.5) |
12 (30.0) 16 (61.5) |
6.41* | 1 3.73 (1.32, 10.56)* |
| Proper utilization/handling of water |
X2- test |
AOR (95% CI) |
||
| No: n (%) | Yes: n (%) | |||
| Informed by HDAs | ||||
| No Yes |
207 (63.3) 80 (65.0) |
327 (36.7) 43 (35.0) |
0.11 | 1 0.57 (0.33, 0.99)* |
| Informed by HEWs | ||||
| No Yes |
178 (73.3) 109 (52.7) |
65 (26.7) 98 (47.3) |
20.5*** | 1 2.05 (1.23, 3.42)** |
| Latrine utilization | ||||
| No Yes |
98 (68.1) 86 (52.4) |
46 (31.9) 78 (47.6) |
7.77** | 1 2.07 (1.27, 3.38)** |
| Visited by sanitation committee | ||||
| No Yes |
94 (75.8) 193 (59.2) |
30 (24.2) 133 (40.8) |
1 10.72** |
1 2.23 (1.27, 3.89)** |
HDAs: health development armies; HEWs: health extension workers; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; significant at p-value:
*< 0.05
** < 0.01
***< 0.001.