Table 4 Results of GLM estimates for the factors influencing hand washing practices
Indicators | Dependent value: Hand washing co-efficient | z value | 95% conf. interval |
|---|---|---|---|
Survey year | Â | Â | Â |
Year 2009 (1 if year 2009, 0 if year 2006 and 2011) | 0.060 | 59.47*** | 0.0577-0.061 |
Year 2011 (1 if year 2011, 0 if year 2006 and 2009) | 0.075 | 67.22*** | 0.0726-0.077 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Education of household heads (years) | 0.002 | 15.56*** | 0.001-0.002 |
Education of respondents (years) | 0.003 | 21.03*** | 0.002-0.003 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
Occupation of HH (1=service, 0=others) | 0.004 | 1.93* | −0.000-0.007 |
Occupation of HH (1=business, 0=others) | 0.001 | 1 | −0.001-0.003 |
Occupation of HH (1=farming, 0=others) | 0.000 | 0.61 | −0.001-0.002 |
Household assets | Â | Â | Â |
Electricity (1 if Yes, 0 if No) | 0.000 | 0.85 | −0.001-0.002 |
Television (1 if Yes, 0 if No) | 0.013 | 11.49*** | 0.010-0.015 |
Roof material (1if concrete, 0 if others) | 0.002 | 0.82 | −0.003-0.008 |
Floor material (1if concrete, 0 if others) | 0.008 | 4.49*** | 0.004-0.117 |
Wall material (1if concrete, 0 if others) | −0.000 | −0.12 | −0.002-0.002 |
Economic status | Â | Â | Â |
Perceived economic status (1 if deficit and 0 if surplus) | −0.008 | −9.09*** | −0.009-(−0.006) |
Others | |||
Tubewell ownership (1if yes, 0 if No) | 0.0186 | 16.13*** | 0.016-0.021 |
Latrine ownership (1 if yes, 0 if No) | 0.016 | 17.29*** | 0.014-0.018 |
Water availability near latrine (1 if Yes, 0 if No) | 0.003 | 2.62** | 0.000-0.004 |
Soap/ash near latrine (1 if Yes, 0 if No) | 0.022 | 16.13*** | 0.019-0.025 |
Slipper near latrine (1 if Yes, 0 if No) | 0.028 | 15.2*** | 0.024-0.032 |
Membership | |||
BRAC member (1 if BRAC members, 0 if others) | 0.008 | 6.49*** | 0.006-0.011 |
Other NGO member (1 if other NGO Member, 0 if BRAC member) | 0.005 | 6.75*** | 0.004-0.007 |
Constant | 0.177 | 115.19*** | 0.174-0.180 |