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Table 5 Results from logistics regression assessing the association between potential predictors and consistent latrine use in Becho district of Ethiopia. May 2015. (n = 764)

From: The role of psychological factors in predicting latrine ownership and consistent latrine use in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number (%) who did not consistently used latrine

Number (%) who consistently used latrine

COR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

Psychological factors

Perceived vulnerability

 Low

24 (14.78)

57 (9.5)

1.00

1.00

 High

138 (85.2)

545 (90.5)

2.17 (1.50–3.14

2.069 (0.97–4.41)

Perceived severity

 Low

11 (6.8)

40 (6.6)

1.00

1.00

 High

151 (93.2)

562 (93.4)

2.71 (1.77–4.15)

0.30 (0.11–0.80)

Attitude

 Low

108 (66.7)

142 (23.6)

1.00

1.00

 High

54 (33.3)

460 (76.4)

6.48 (4.44–9.45)

7.45 (4.91–11.30)

Descriptive norm (latrine use)

 High

71 (43.8)

257 (42.8)

1.00

1.00

 Low

91 (56.2)

343 (57.2)

1.04 (0.73–1.48)

0.95 (0.63–1.44)

Injunctive norm (latrine use)

 Low

184 (65.0)

405 (53.0)

1.00

1.00

 High

99 (35)

359 (47.0)

1.34(1.00–1.90)

1.23 (0.80–1.90)

Demographic variables

Age group

  < 30

22 (13.6)

90 (15.0)

1.00

1.00

 30–49

92 (58.6)

328 (54.5)

0.87 (0.52–1.47)

0.79 (0.43–1.45)

 50+

48 (29.6)

184 (30.5)

0.94 (0.53–1.65)

0.71 (0.35–1.40)

Education Status

 No/informal education

84 (52.0)

332 (55.0)

1.00

1.00

 Primary Education

69 (42.6)

215 (5.7)

0.79 (0.55–1.13)

0.66 (0.42–1.05)

 Secondary education

9 (5.6)

15 (9.0)

1.54 (0.74–3.30)

0.86 (0.36–2.04)

School child present

 No

17 (10.5)

65 (10.8)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

145 (89.5)

537 (89.2)

0.97 (0.55–1.70)

0.90 (0.46–1.73)

Family size

 0–6

97 (60.6)

351 (58.8)

1.00

1.00

  > 6

63 (39.4)

246 (41.2)

1.08 (0.76–1.54)

1.06 (0.71–1.59)

Gender

 Male

103 (63.6)

381 (63.0)

1.00

1.00

 Female

59 (36.4)

221 (37.0)

1.01 (0.71–1.45)

1.05 (0.67–1.66)

Exposure to communication

Advised by HEW

 No

20 (12.3)

47 (7.8)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

142 (87.7)

555 (92.2)

1.66 (0.95–2.90)

0.60 (0.35–1.05)

Participated in CLTSH

 No

119(73.5)

450 (74.8)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

43 (26.5)

152 (25.2)

0.94 (0.63–1.39)

1.02 (0.64–1.62)

Latrine quality factors

Clean latrine

 No

38 (23.5)

60 (10.0)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

124 (75.5)

542 (90.0)

2.77 (1.76–4.35)

1.69 (1.00–3.00)

Latrine has protected entry

 No

144 (89)

454 (75.4)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

18 (11)

148 (24.6)

2.61 (1.54–4.40)

1.94 (1.10–3.48)

Latrine has superstructure

 No

96 (59.3)

222 (37)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

66 (40.7)

380 (63.0)

2.48 (1.74–3.54) *

2.26 (1.47–3.48)*