Table 4.
Factors Associated with Hygiene Practice Among School Children in Mareko, Southern Ethiopia, 2018
| Characteristics | Hygiene Practice (n=829) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | ||||
| Age group | ≥14 years | 155 (27.8) | 402 (72.2) | 0.69 [0.51, 0. 95]* | 1.42 [1.3, 1.88]** |
| <14 years | 97 (35.7) | 175 (64.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Sex | Female | 116 (31.4) | 254 (68.6) | 1.1 [0.8, 1.46] | |
| Male | 136 (29.6) | 323 (70.4) | 1 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 74 (27.9) | 191 (72.1) | 0.84 [0.61, 1.15] | |
| Rural | 178 (31.6) | 386 (68.4) | 1 | ||
| Family size | > 5 | 174 (31.5) | 379 (68.5) | 1.17 [0.85, 1.6] | |
| ≤ 5 | 78 (28.3) | 198 (71.7) | 1 | ||
| Educational level | Grade 7–8342 | 66 | 276 | 0.39 [0.27, 0.81] | |
| Grade 5–6487 | 186 | 301 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge of water handling | Good | 233 (33.4) | 464 (66.6) | 2.99 [1.79, 4.98]* | 2.13 [0.57, 7.99] |
| Poor | 19 (14.4) | 113 (85.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge on latrine use | Good | 168 (36.7) | 290 (63.3) | 1.98 [1.45, 2.70]* | 1.99 [1.06, 3.75]** |
| Poor | 84 (22.6) | 287 (77.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge on hand washing | Good | 139 (40.8) | 202 (59.2) | 2.28 [1.67, 3.09]* | 5.1 [2.86, 9.1]** |
| Poor | 113 (23.2) | 375 (76.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Ever trained on WASH | Yes | 206 (33.3) | 413 (66.7) | 1.78 [1.23, 2.57]* | 0.9 [0.4, 2.01] |
| No | 46 (21.9) | 164 (78.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Ever visited model school | Yes | 139 (34.8) | 260 (65.2) | 1.5 [1.11, 2.02]* | 2.44 [1.28, 4.64]** |
| No | 113 (26.3) | 317 (73.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Member to WASH club*** | Yes | 62 (39.2) | 96 (60.2) | 1.33 [0.9, 1.97]* | 1.15 [0.65, 2.04] |
| No | 109 (32.7) | 224 (67.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Access to media | Yes | 223 (30.3) | 513 (69.7) | 0.96 [0.6, 1.52] | |
| No | 29 (31.2) | 64 (68.8) | 1 | ||
| What mainly promotes to use of latrine? | Sex separated | 119 (28.9) | 293 (71.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Cleanliness | 57 (45.2) | 69 (54.8) | 2.03 [1.35, 3.07]* | 3.4 [1.77, 6.55]** | |
| Privacy | 67 (30.5) | 153 (69.5) | 1.08 [0.75, 1.54] | ||
| Safety | 9 (12.7) | 62 (87.3) | 0.36 [0.17, 0.74]* | 0.6 [0.23, 1.57] | |
| Queuing to use latrine? | No | 147 (32) | 312 (68) | 1.19 [0.88, 1.6] | |
| Yes | 105 (28.4) | 265 (71.6) | 1 | ||
Notes: *P<0.2, **P<0.05; ***Values with “Not Applicable” excluded, i.e. school children were not asked for membership if no WASH club in their school; 1reference category.
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crudes odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.