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Table 3 Results of factor analysis of students going to school toiletss

From: Analysis of factors affecting students going to school toilets in a rural primary school in China

Variable

Cleanliness

Peer

relationship

Experience

Toilet facilities

Was the toilet usually crowded (X1)

0.351

− 0.051

0.018

0.631

Did you need to wait while using the toilet (X2)

0.182

−0.119

0.035

0.579

Was the toilet usually clean (X3)

0.748

0.001

0.047

0.204

Was there usually any stool or urine on the toilet floor (X4)

0.750

−0.011

0.072

0.152

Was there usually any garbage (such as toilet paper) on the toilet floor (X5)

0.738

−0.001

0.023

0.098

Was there usually any dirty water stain on the toilet floor (X6)

0.636

0.054

−0.010

0.135

Was there usually any stool or urine in the defecation pit (X7)

0.757

−0.089

0.007

0.013

Was there usually any garbage (such as toilet paper) in the defecation pit (X8)

0.757

−0.095

−0.030

0.058

Was the toilet usually dark (X9)

0.497

−0.110

0.241

0.051

Were there usually flies and maggots in the toilet (X10)

0.687

−0.063

0.096

0.139

Did you wash hands every time after using the toilet (X11)

0.460

−0.120

0.016

0.233

Did you often go to the toilet alone (X12)

–-0.017

0.677

−0.071

−0.174

Did you usually go to the toilet with close friends (X13)

0.002

0.786

−0.083

−0.102

Would you accompany your close friends to the toilet whenever you did not want to go (X14)

−0.092

0.662

−0.061

−0.022

Would you wait for your close friends to return to the classroom whenever you met him or her in the toilet (X15)

−0.071

0.558

−0.051

0.044

How did you usually deal with the situation of meeting a classmate having a bad relationship with you when going to the toilet (X16)

0.065

−0.037

0.634

−0.023

How did you usually deal with the situation of meeting a classmate who likes to bully other students when going to the toilet (X17)

0.030

−0.091

0.635

0.007

How did you usually deal with the situation of meeting a teacher when going to the toilet (X18)

0.040

−0.074

0.574

0.064

Root eigenvalue

5.252

2.469

1.759

1.237

Variance contribution rate (%)

29.178

13.714

9.773

6.872

  1. aBold data indicated that the factor loading was higher than 0.4