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Table 3 Transition matrix of latrine use in households (%; N = Sample size)

From: Transition overtime in household latrine use in rural Bangladesh: a longitudinal cohort study

(a) from BL to ML

BL

ML

Types of latrines %(N)

Sanitary

Ring-slab (no WS)

Pit (open)

Open defecation

Total

Sanitary

31.7(8370)

66.5(5566)

18.1(1515)

8.3(695)

7.1(594)

100(8370)

Ring-slab (no WS)

37.4(9875)

35.1(3466)

36.6(3614)

14.7(1452)

13.6(1343)

100(9875)

Pit (open)

7(1848)

25.4(469)

26.7(493)

27.7(512)

20.2(373)

100(1848)

Open defecation

23.9(6311)

23.7(1496)

17.4(1098)

7.7(486)

51.2(3231)

100(6311)

Total

100(26404)

     

(b) from BL to EL

BL

EL

Types of latrines %(N)

Sanitary

Ring-slab (no WS)

Pit (open)

Open defecation

Total

Sanitary

31.7(8370)

73.3(6135)

19.6(1641)

1.4(117)

5.7(477)

100(8370)

Ring-slab (no WS)

37.4(9875)

52.4(5175)

37.2(3674)

3(296)

7.4(731)

100(9875)

Pit (open)

7(1848)

46.6(861)

33.5(619)

11.1(205)

8.8(163)

100(1848)

Open defecation

23.9(6311)

46.4(2928)

17.8(1123)

2(126)

33.8(2133)

100(6311)

Total

100(26404)

     
  1. BL = Baseline, EL = End line, WS = Water seal.