Determinants | Waste management practice | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95% CI | |
Gender | |||
 Male | Ref |  |  |
 Female | .479** | .287 | .799#* |
Age | |||
 Below 30 years | Ref |  |  |
 Age 31–40 | .808* | .284 | 2.299 |
 Age 41–50 | 1.175 | .426 | 3.243 |
 Age 51–60 | .793 | .302 | 2.080 |
 Above age 60 | 1.094 | .400 | 2.988 |
Household Size | |||
 1–3 | Ref |  |  |
 4–6 | .262* | .090 | .767#* |
 7+ | .345 | .122 | .977#* |
Type of waste generated in households | |||
 Organic waste | Ref |  |  |
 Inorganic waste | .577** | .270 | 1.233 |
 Organic and in organic waste | .269 | .125 | .577#* |
Type of receptacle used in the house | |||
 In-door open dumping | Ref |  |  |
 Out-door open dumping | 1.179** | .599 | 2.318 |
 Open container | 1.338 | .710 | 2.522 |
Amount of waste generated in households | |||
 0.001 t | Ref |  |  |
 0.002 t | 1.326** | .349 | 5.031 |
 0.003 t | .767 | .208 | 2.821 |
 0.004 t | 1.529 | .390 | 6.000 |
Practice of recycling | |||
 Yes | Ref |  |  |
 No | .030** | .015 | .077#* |
Persons responsible for solid waste | |||
 Individuals | Ref |  |  |
 The municipal assembly | .539** | .224 | 1.296 |
 Private agencies | .166 | .062 | .449#* |
 Not available | 1.413 | .211 | 9.454 |
Rating charges for waste collection | |||
 Expensive | Ref |  |  |
 Moderate | 1.508* | .452 | 5.033 |
 No charges | 1.317 | .410 | 4.230 |
Frequency of people reporting sick in the municipality | |||
 Often | Ref |  |  |
 Not at all | .700* | .411 | 1.193 |
Common diseases occurring in the community | |||
 Malaria | Ref |  |  |
 Diarrhoea | 1.788** | .843 | 3.790 |
 Cholera | 3.222 | 1.325 | 7.835#* |
 Typhoid | 1.563 | .661 | 3.694 |
 Other diseases | .209 | .044 | .988#* |
Type of refuse dump in the Municipality | |||
 Surface dump at the outskirts of town | Ref |  |  |
 Community container | .328** | .137 | .787#* |
 No dumping site | .471 | .163 | 1.358 |
Frequency of visiting dump sites | |||
 Daily | Ref |  |  |
 Weekly | .757** | .075 | 7.599 |
 When container is full | .714 | .076 | 6.736 |
 Monthly | .596 | .050 | 7.112 |
Distance to dumpsites | |||
 Too far(above 250 m) | Ref |  |  |
 Far(200-250 m) | .449** | .202 | .995#* |
 Close(100-149 m) | .383 | .214 | .686#* |