Table 4.
Matrix of interitem correlations for each scale (Spearman-Brown coefficient)
| Scale items | d1 | d2 | i1 | i2 | i3 | oe1t* | oe2m | oe3d* | bp1 | bp2 |
| d1 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| d2 | 0.75 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| i1 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| i2 | – | – | 0.59 | 1.00 | ||||||
| i3 | – | – | 0.59 | 0.69 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – |
| oe1t* | – | – | – | – | – | 1.00 | – | – | – | – |
| oe2m | – | – | – | – | – | −0.00 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| oe3d* | −0.08 | −0.08 | 1.00 | – | – | |||||
| bp1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.00 | – |
| bp2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.62 | 1.00 |
d1. In your compound, except you, few people wash their hands with soap after using the toilet.
d2. You think that there are not many people who wash their hands with soap after using the toilet in your compound.
i1. Except you, few people see handwashing with soap after using the toilet as important in your compound.
i2. The majority of people in your compound do not care about handwashing with soap after using the toilet.
i3. Except you, handwashing with soap after using the toilet is not something that people from your compound think about.
e1t. In your compound, except you, people think that there is not enough time to wash hands with soap after using the toilet.
e2m. Germs are not the reason why you wash your hands with soap, in general.
e3d. You wash your hands with soap to remove dirt from your hands.
bp1. It is not easy to see the handwashing practices of compound residents, as there is no fixed place where everybody washes their hands in your compound.
bp2. Knowing who practises handwashing in your compound requires a lot of effort, as each resident washes their hands anywhere and everywhere in your compound.
*Item reverse scored.