Table 2.

Bivariate associations between psychosocial factors and the use of HWT.

Psychosocial Factors	Answer (the Lowest and the Highest Criteria)	Mean (SD)	r (n) a
Perception of their own water quality	1 = Very good, 5 = Very bad	2.41 (0.81)	0.03 (450)
Perception of the safety of drinking directly from water source without treatment	1 = Very safe, 5 = Very risky	3.06 (1.17)	0.27 (436) **
Perception of the risk of getting diarrhea if drinking untreated water	1 = Very low, 5 = Very high	2.49 (1.06)	0.18 (434) **
Perception about whether HWT can prevent diarrhea	1 = Not certain, 5 = Very certain	2.99 (0.92)	0.37 (451) **
Knowledge on different methods of HWT	0 = Cannot explain any HWT methods, 4 = Can explain more than 3 methods	2.01 (1.20)	0.37 (450) **

^a Pearson correlation, ** p < 0.01.