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Table 5 OLS results of the determinants of risky waste management indices among Nigeria’s healthcare facilities

From: Healthcare waste management practices and safety indicators in Nigeria

 

Risky Sharp Disposal Index

Risky Medical Waste Disposal Index

Tolerance

Variables

Coef.

Std. Err.

t-stat

Coef.

Std. Err.

t-stat

1/VIF

Staff received training on waste management

−0.0119

0.0505

−0.24

0.0676

0.0504

1.34

85.06

Southern states

0.1851

0.0481

3.85

0.2978

0.0480

6.20

80.39

Rural healthcare facilities

0.0269

0.0490

0.55

0.0592

0.0489

1.21

80.45

Public healthcare facilities

−0.0043

0.0832

−0.05

0.0199

0.0831

0.24

85.84

Dispensaries/health center

−0.0976

0.0602

−1.62

−0.0315

0.0601

−0.52

74.19

Traveling hours to headquarters

0.0057

0.0345

0.17

−0.0157

0.0345

−0.45

85.45

Electricity

−0.0661

0.0558

−1.18

−0.0189

0.0557

−0.34

60.47

Generators

0.0937

0.0630

1.49

0.0439

0.0630

0.70

64.17

Batteries as second power source

−0.1497

0.2574

−0.58

−0.5025

0.2571

−1.95

97.30

Solar panel as second power

0.0425

0.1496

0.28

−0.0659

0.1493

−0.44

94.11

Other source of power

0.0223

0.1648

0.14

−0.0862

0.1646

−0.52

93.97

Improved source of water

−0.1254

0.0469

−2.67

−0.0472

0.0468

−1.01

88.90

Number of outpatient hours per day

−0.0080

0.0034

−2.38

−0.0092

0.0034

−2.73

77.30

Possession of standard waste management guidelines

0.0357

0.0532

0.67

−0.0054

0.0531

−0.10

87.39

Constant

0.1776

0.1365

1.30

0.0290

0.1363

0.21

 

F(14,2465)

2.15

  

3.94

   

Prob > F

0.0075

  

0.0000

   

Adj R-squared

0.0065

  

0.0163

   

Breusch-Pagan /Cook-Weisberg

1.28

  

2.42

   

Mean VIF

1.33

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