Table 5 Multivariate analysis* of characteristics associated with hand cleanliness for mothers/caregivers and children, Rural Bangladesh, 2007
From: Observed hand cleanliness and other measures of handwashing behavior in rural Bangladesh
Characteristic | Mothers/caregivers | Children | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Adjusted Odds ratio* (95% Confidence Limit) | P-value | Adjusted Odds ratio* (95% Confidence Limit) | P-value |
Separate soap available at household for handwashing (spot checked) compared to not available†|  |  | 1.16 (0.89, 1.50) | 0.262 |
Spare soap available at household (spot checked) compared not available | 1.13 (0.90, 1.41) | 0.297 | 1.08 (0.84, 1.38) | 0.547 |
Used improved latrine (spot checked the infrastructure) compared to unimproved latrine | 1.14 (0.89, 1.45) | 0.307 | 1.17 (0.89, 1.53) | 0.261 |
Water available at handwashing locations after toilet use (spot checked) compared to not available | 1.38 (1.10, 1.73) | 0.006 | 1.34 (1.01, 1.77) | 0.042 |
Soap available at handwashing locations after toilet use (spot checked) compared to not available | 1.08 (0.88, 1.32) | 0.469 | 1.21 (0.95, 1.53) | 0.121 |
PCA constructed economic status: Economic score is a ordinal variable (quintiles as 1 (poorest), 2, 3, 4, 5 (Richest)) | 1.12 (1.04, 1.21) | 0.004 | 1.20 (1.09, 1.31) | 0.000 |