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Table 5 Factors associated with hygiene 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

illetrate

409

30

2.87

1.65–4.98

1.84

0.98–3.43

0.06

Read and write

133

28

1.0

 

1.0

  

Type of housing

Modern materials

32

14

0.20

0.10–0.40

0.48

0.20–1.11

0.09

Flimsy materials

510

44

1.0

 

1.0

  

Availability of soap

Yes

63

33

0.10

0.056–0.18

0.19

0.10–0.36

0;00

No

479

25

1.0

 

1.0

  

Sanitation

Unimproved

511

37

9.36

4.90–17.86

3.23

1.51–6.91

0.00

Improved

31

21

1

 

1.0

  

Diarrhea in the last 7 days

No

294

44

0.38

0.20–0.71

0.70

0.35–1.40

0.31

Yes

248

14

1

    
  1. Note: Underlining indicates significance at the 0.05 level