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. 2022 Sep 9;17(9):e0274069. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274069

Table 5. Multilevel mixed effects linear regression models for latrine training intensity.

Contextual Factors Model (n = 427; groups = 66) *
M+ SD Robust CI (95%)
b SE P LL UL
Caregiver’s age (years) 27.36 5.02 -0.022 0.019 0.253 -0.060 0.016
Caregiver years of education 6.60 4.19 0.041 0.026 0.117 -0.010 0.093
Caregiver unemployed 270 55% -0.052 0.185 0.778 -0.415 0.311
Caregiver latrine use 389 79% 1.307 0.219 <0.001 0.877 1.737
Household wealth quintile 3.13 1.39 -0.017 0.075 0.818 -0.164 0.129
Hours without piped water 10.38 10.48 -0.007 0.008 0.395 -0.023 0.009
Latrine in/near household (<50ft) 421 86% 0.176 0.245 0.473 -0.305 0.657
Latrine structure fully intact 393 83% 0.452 0.220 0.040 0.021 0.883
Emotional support 3.62 1.51 -0.013 0.068 0.842 -0.146 0.119
Instrumental support 4.51 1.45 0.212 0.070 0.002 0.075 0.349
Informational support 3.52 1.76 -0.013 0.062 0.832 -0.135 0.108
constant 1.482 0.763 0.052 -0.014 2.978
Psychosocial Factors Model (n = 442; groups = 65) **
M+ SD Robust CI (95%)
b SE P LL UL
Perceived vulnerability of child OD 3.55 1.59 0.098 0.045 0.027 0.011 0.186
Unbeneficial for child OD 4.52 1.11 0.137 0.062 0.027 0.015 0.258
Safety concern w/ child OD 4.14 1.18 -0.127 0.062 0.041 -0.250 -0.005
Difficulty—latrine training 4.24 1.24 0.076 0.058 0.192 -0.038 0.190
Like—latrine training 4.01 1.06 0.238 0.071 0.001 0.099 0.378
Irritated—latrine training 4.05 1.24 -0.019 0.056 0.737 -0.130 0.092
Proud—latrine training 3.29 1.49 -0.030 0.048 0.532 -0.125 0.065
Personal norm 4.06 1.08 -0.065 0.071 0.362 -0.204 0.074
Personal norm (age to train) 337 70% 0.269 0.147 0.067 -0.019 0.556
Personal norm (father’s role) 3.71 1.15 0.153 0.063 0.015 0.030 0.276
Village descriptive norm 2.91 1.74 0.045 0.039 0.250 -0.032 0.122
Household injunctive norm 4.54 1.07 0.082 0.067 0.220 -0.049 0.214
Self-efficacy 4.00 0.87 0.219 0.095 0.022 0.032 0.406
Action control 3.92 1.41 0.699 0.050 <0.001 0.601 0.797
Commitment 3.80 1.26 -0.090 0.061 0.139 -0.210 0.029
Intention 4.51 0.91 0.020 0.086 0.816 -0.148 0.188
constant -2.510 0.549 <0.001 -3.587 -1.433

M = mean; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval

+N.B. Refer to S3 Table for the sample size for each specific variable

*R2 overall = 0.19; R2 within villages = 0.14; R2 between villages = 0.48; ICC = 0.01

**R2 overall = 0.47; R2 within villages = 0.43; R2 between villages = 0.42; ICC = 0.09