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. 2020 Aug 17;103(4):1726–1734. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0551

Table 5.

Variables associated with presence of handwashing facilities at households

Handwashing station present in household house?
No Yes
n f (%) n f (%)
Head of the household Male-headed household 342 89.3 41 10.7 0.72 (χ2 = 3.24)
Female-headed household 98 95.1 5 4.9
Education level No formal education 43 93.5 3 6.5 0.005 (χ2 = 10.49)
Primary school education 265 91.7 24 8.3
Secondary school and above 47 78.3 13 21.7
Marital status Single 43 89.6 5 10.4 0.276 (χ2 = 3.9)
Married/cohabiting 321 89.7 37 10.3
Divorced/separated 33 100 0
Widow 43 91.5 4 8.5
Wealth quantile High 308 89 38 11 0.278 (χ2 = 2.56)
Second/third 6 100 0
Fourth 43 95.6 2 4.4
Residence ownership Privately owned house 375 90.8 38 9.2 0.892 (χ2 = 0.23)
Relative house 17 89.5 2 10.5
Rental house 48 88.9 6 11.1
Source of water Borehole 36 97.3 1 2.7 0.003 (χ2 = 16.3)
Buy from vendors 31 93.9 2 6.1
Fetch from a river/canal/spring 45 91.8 4 8.2
Fetch from other sources 188 94.5 11 5.5
Connected to the water supply 140 83.3 28 16.7
Family size 1–4 156 90.2 17 9.8 0.705 (χ2 = 0.698)
5–8 250 91.2 24 8.8
9 and above 440 87.2 5 12.8
Income (USD) 49 and below 162 94.2 10 5.8 0.005 (χ2 = 15.866)
50–99 104 89.7 12 10.3
100–149 43 89.6 5 10.4
150–199 15 78.9 4 21.1
200 and above 31 75.6 10 24.4