Table 2.
Estimated total effects of the MapSan intervention on intermediary outcomes from grouped path analyses
| Compounds with 20 members or fewer | Unstandardised coefficient | 95% CI | p-value |
| ➔ Accessibility (direct) | -0.053 | (-0.080, -0.026) | <0.001 |
| ➔ Collective cleaning (indirect) | 0.022 | (0.007, 0.036) | 0.003 |
| ➔ Latrine cleanliness | 0.40 | (0.32, 0.47) | <0.001 |
| Direct | 0.39 | (0.32, 0.47) | <0.001 |
| Indirect: via collective cleaning | 0.004 | (0.001, 0.007) | 0.020 |
| ➔ Privacy (direct) | 0.69 | (0.62, 0.75) | <0.001 |
| ➔ Latrine maintenance (direct) | 0.45 | (0.38, 0.52) | <0.001 |
| ➔ Soap/water at HWF (indirect) | 0.016 | (-0.034, 0.066) | 0.519 |
| ➔ HWWS (indirect) | 0.012 | (-0.025, 0.049) | 0.520 |
| Compounds with more than 20 members | Unstandardised coefficient | 95% CI | p-value |
| ➔ Collective cleaning | 0.077 | (0.009, 0.15) | 0.027 |
| Indirect: via cleaning rota | 0.044 | (0.001, 0.087) | 0.046 |
| Indirect: via individual cleaning | 0.033 | (-0.013, 0.079) | 0.157 |
| ➔ Latrine cleanliness | 0.41 | (0.20, 0.62) | <0.001 |
| Direct | 0.40 | (0.18, 0.61) | <0.001 |
| Indirect: via collective cleaning | 0.016 | (-0.003, 0.035) | 0.105 |
| ➔ Repairs (indirect) | 0.044 | (-0.007, 0.095) | 0.090 |
| ➔ Privacy | 0.67 | (0.50, 0.84) | <0.001 |
| Direct | 0.66 | (0.48, 0.84) | <0.001 |
| Indirect: via repairs | 0.009 | (-0.004, 0.022) | 0.161 |
| ➔ Latrine maintenance (direct) | 0.72 | (0.55, 0.88) | <0.001 |
| ➔ HWWS (indirect) | -0.16 | (-0.26, -0.048) | 0.004 |
Total effects subdivided into direct and/or indirect effects. Indirect effects are calculated as the product of all coefficients in a pathway. For example, the indirect effect on latrine cleanliness in small compounds is calculated 0.87 * 0.13 * 0.19 * 0.19 = 0.004
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, HWF handwashing facility, HWWS handwashing with soap