Table 2.
Sanitation-related psychosocial stressors
| Stressors (N = 382) | Never (%) | Sometimes (%) | Many times (%) | Often (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I feel stressed worrying if water would be available at the school toilet facilities when I have to use the toilet | 39.6 | 36.8 | 15.8 | 7.8 |
| I feel stressed worrying if soap would be available at the school toilet facilities to clean up when I need to | 32.6 | 38.3 | 19.8 | 9.4 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I would contract a disease if/when I use the school toilet facilities | 36.7 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 10.3 |
| I feel stressed worrying if the school toilets would be clean enough when/if I need to use them | 26.6 | 37.2 | 22.4 | 13.8 |
| I feel stressed worrying if the toilet facilities would be locked up or inaccessible when/if I want to use them | 39.6 | 31.3 | 19.7 | 9.3 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I have to hold myself for long because there might be people in the toilets or because the toilets might not be conducive for use | 32.0 | 40.3 | 22.5 | 5.2 |
| I feel stressed worrying about how to dispose sanitary materials in the school toilet facilities | 43.4 | 33.1 | 16.3 | 7.2 |
| I feel stressed worrying if the school toilets are private and safe enough for me to use | 35.0 | 37.6 | 17.4 | 10.1 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I would miss classes when/if I go to ease myself during school hours | 37.1 | 35.6 | 20.5 | 6.8 |
| I feel stressed worrying if my opposite sex would be in the toilet facilities when I want to use them | 46.8 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 8.3 |
| I feel stressed worrying if my opposite sex would come into the toilet facility when I am using it | 45.5 | 29.7 | 16.5 | 8.3 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I have to fetch water from a far distance to use the toilet and clean-up while at school | 46.9 | 32.1 | 15.3 | 5.7 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I would pee or defecate on myself, when I have to hold myself while at school | 51.3 | 29.0 | 14.2 | 5.4 |
| I feel stressed wondering if I would be forced to practice open defecation while at school because of the condition of the toilet facilities | 51.6 | 29.8 | 11.9 | 6.7 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I would be assaulted sexually if/when I defecate or urinate in the open (e.g., bush, field) while at school | 50.8 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 8.3 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I would be subject to embarrassment if someone sees me defecating or urinating in the open while at school | 46.5 | 32.2 | 15.3 | 6.0 |
| I feel stressed worrying if I would be attacked/injured by snakes, scorpions, thorns, or broken bottles if/when I defecate or urinate in the open while at school | 49.0 | 25.6 | 15.0 | 10.4 |