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Table 4 Factors associated with hygiene and sanitation status

From: Assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and associated factors in a Buruli ulcer endemic district in Benin (West Africa)

  

Unimproved

Improved

Crude OR

95 % CI

Adjusted OR

95 % CI

P

Education

Illiterate

412

27

2.81

1.57–5.00

1.49

0.75–2.94

0.25

Read and write

136

25

1.0

 

1.0

  

Type of housing

Modern materials

31

15

0.15

0.07–0.30

0.32

0.14–0.75

0.01

Flimsy materials

517

37

1.0

 

1.0

  

Availability of soap

Yes

64

32

0.08

0.04–0.15

0.17

0.08–0.34

0.00

No

484

20

1.0

 

1.0

  

Hygiene status

Improved

37

21

0.11

0.06–0.20

0.32

0.18–0.69

0.00

Unimproved

511

31

1.0

 

1.0

  

Diarrhea in the last 7 days

No

296

42

0.28

0.14–0.57

0.48

0.22–1.02

0.06

Yes

252

10

1.0

 

1.0

  
  1. Note: Underlining indicates significance at the 0.05 level