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. 2021 Mar 18;11(3):e042071. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042071

Table 3.

Multivariable multilevel logistic regression model of the effects of individual-level and community-level factors on improved sources of toilet facilities in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016

Variables Model 0 Model I Model II Model III
AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Sex of the household head Male 1 1
Female 1.01 (0.88 to 1.16) 1.03 (0.89 to 1.19)
Age of the household head 13–30 1 1
31–40 0.99 (0.85 to 1.15) 1.04 (0.89 to 1.21)
41–56 0.98 (0.84 to 1.15) 1.02 (0.86 to 1.20)
≥57 0.98 (0.83 to 1.16) 1.08 (0.91 to 1.28)
Education level of the household head No education 1 1
Primary 1.34 (0.67 to 2.67) 1.19 (0.59 to 2.40)
Secondary 0.74 (0.40 to 1.36) 0.75 (0.41 to 1.38)
Higher 2.26 (1.13 to 4.54) 2.21 (1.12 to 4.36)**
Current marital status of the household head Never married 1 1
Married 0.87 (0.71 to 1.08) 0.99 (0.80 to 1.22)
Divorced 0.69 (0.52 to 0.91)** 0.82 (0.62 to 1.08)
Widowed 0.66 (0.50 to 0.86)*** 0.75 (0.57 to 0.98)**
Household wealth index Poorest 1 1
Poor 3.99 (3.00 to 5.31)*** 3.97 (2.99 to 5.29)***
Middle 5.87 (4.39 to 7.86)*** 5.82 (4.35 to 7.80)***
Richer 8.65 (6.46 to 11.58)***c 8.58 (6.40 to 11.50)c
Richest 24.76 (18.08 to 33.91)*** 23.94 (17.45 to 32.83)***
Source of drinking water Unimproved 1 1
Improved 1.36 (1.12 to 1.65)c 1.37 (1.12 to 1.66)c
Household size 1–3 members 1 1
4–6 members 0.88 (0.78 to 0.99)* 0.86 (0.75 to 0.98)***
7 members and above 1.07 (0.91 to 1.26) 1.02 (0.86 to 1.22)
Place of residence Urban 1 1
Rural 0.28 (0.21 to 0.39)*** 0.28 (0.20 to 0.38)***
Region Tigray 0.27 (0.16 to 0.45)*** 0.28 (0.17 to 0.46)***
Afar 0.38 (0.21 to 0.68)*** 0.37 (0.21 to 0.67)***
Amhara 0.04 (0.02 to 0.06)*** 0.04 (0.02 to 0.06)***
Oromia 0.10 (0.06 to 0.17)*** 0.10 (0.06 to 0.17)***
Somali 1.33 (0.79 to 2.22) 1.32 (0.79 to 2.21)
Benishangul-Gumuz 0.05 (0.03 to 0.10)*** 0.05 (0.03 to 0.10)***
SNNPR 0.20 (0.12 to 0.34)*** 0.20 (0.12 to 0.33)***
Gambella 0.15 (0.09 to 0.26)*** 0.15 (0.09 to 0.26)***
Harari 0.40 (0.24 to 0.66)*** 0.40 (0.24 to 0.66)***
Dire Dawa 1.13 (0.69 to 1.87) 1.14 (0.69 to 1.89)
Addis Ababa 1 1
Random effect Community level variance (SE) 8.66 (0.73)*** 8.71 (0.74)*** 1.21 (0.12)*** 1.22 (0.12)***
ICC (%) 72.46 72.58 26.95 27.08
MOR 16.37 16.50 2.84 2.86
PCV Reference −1.07% 86.03 85.91%
Model fit statistics Log-likelihood −5621.74 −5603.26 −5029.24 −5018.39
Deviance 11 243.48 11 206.52 11 036.78 10 058.48

Significant at *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

AOR, adjusted OR; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; Model 0, empty (null) model; Model I, only individual-level explanatory variables included in the model; Model II, only community-level explanatory variables included in the model; Model III, combined model; both individual-level and community-level explanatory variables; MOR, median OR; PCV, proportional change in variance.