Assessment of factors influencing hygiene behaviour among school children in Mereb-Leke District, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Final logistic regression of predisposing factors influencing hygiene behaviour among school children in Mereb-Leke district, Tigray Region, Ethiopia March 2013

Characteristic(s)	Frequency of hygiene behaviour (n = 528)		Crude OR (CI 95%)	Adjusted OR (CI 95%)
Characteristic(s)	Positive	Negative	Crude OR (CI 95%)	Adjusted OR (CI 95%)
Knowledge on water handling
Yes	236	107	2.33(1.61, 3.36)**	2.24(1.54, 3.26)**
No^#	90	95	1
Knowledge on latrine utilization
Yes	25	22	0.68(0.37, 1.24)	0.85(0.46, 1.58)
No^#	301	180	1
Knowledge on hand washing
Yes	106	43	1.78(1.18, 2.68)*	1.70(1.12, 2.57)*
No^#	220	159	1
Awareness for water handling
Yes	199	79	2.44(1.70, 3.50)**	2.0(1.37, 2.90)**
No^#	127	123	1
Awareness for latrine utilization
Yes	55	48	0.65(0.42, 1.01)	0.88(0.55, 1.40)
No^#	271	154	1
Awareness for hand washing
Yes	223	88	2.81(1.95, 4.03)**	2.36(1.62, 3.45)**
No^#	103	114	1

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