Table 5 Predictors of waste management practice (multiple logistic regression)

 Male

Ref

 Female

.479**

.799#*

 Below 30 years

Ref

 Age 31–40

.808*

2.299

 Age 41–50

1.175

3.243

 Age 51–60

.793

2.080

 Above age 60

1.094

2.988

 1–3

Ref

 4–6

.262*

.767#*

 7+

.345

.977#*

 Organic waste

Ref

 Inorganic waste

.577**

1.233

 Organic and in organic waste

.269

.577#*

 In-door open dumping

Ref

 Out-door open dumping

1.179**

2.318

 Open container

1.338

2.522

 0.001 t

Ref

 0.002 t

1.326**

5.031

 0.003 t

.767

2.821

 0.004 t

1.529

6.000

 Yes

Ref

 No

.030**

.077#*

 Individuals

Ref

 The municipal assembly

.539**

1.296

 Private agencies

.166

.449#*

 Not available

1.413

9.454

 Expensive

Ref

 Moderate

1.508*

5.033

 No charges

1.317

4.230

 Often

Ref

 Not at all

.700*

1.193

 Malaria

Ref

 Diarrhoea

1.788**

3.790

 Cholera

3.222

7.835#*

 Typhoid

1.563

3.694

 Other diseases

.209

.988#*

 Surface dump at the outskirts of town

Ref

 Community container

.328**

.787#*

 No dumping site

.471

1.358

 Daily

Ref

 Weekly

.757**

7.599

 When container is full

.714

6.736

 Monthly

.596

7.112

 Too far(above 250 m)

Ref

 Far(200-250 m)

.449**

.995#*

 Close(100-149 m)

.383

.686#*