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Table 3 Typology of identified consequential factors (ordered by the number of studies that reported presented themes and sub-themes of factors)

From: Household-level sanitation in Ethiopia and its influencing factors: a systematic review

Broader thematic types of factors (S = number of studies; N = number of occurrences)

More specific sub-themes of factors (number of occurrences)

Socioeconomic factors (S = 26; N = 44)

Income or wealth (15); general education (11); cost of toilet or its perception (9); agricultural occupation (6); govt employee (3)

Sanitation infrastructure, maintenance, supply, access to materials or manpower (S = 24; N = 54)

Acceptable quality of latrine (32); availability of material (7); lack of (skilled) manpower (7); need of latrine maintenance (4); unavailability or poor quality of public latrines (4)

Demographic characteristics (S = 21; N = 36)

Household size (12); children in family (11); female head of household (7); age (4); presence of women (2)

Health and/or cleanliness (S = 18; N = 36)

Health-related expectations (14); latrine cleanliness (11); cleanliness of environment (7); attract flies (3); experienced health problems (1)

Spatial and environmental factors (S = 17; N = 31)

Location (centrality, accessibility etc.) (6); lack of space for latrine construction (6); soil, bedrock, terrain suitable for latrine (5); distance of latrine from house (4); climate constraints (floods, rains etc.) (4); access and utilization of water (3); Enough space for OD (3)

Privacy, safety, convenience (S = 14; N = 38)

Safety (12); privacy (11); convenience (8); smell from latrine (2); smell from OD (4)

Institutional support and/or pressure (S= 11; N = 29)

Institutional support (26); institutional pressure, command, sanctions (3)

Social pressure, networks, and learning (S = 11; N = 30)

Social networks, social learning (14); social pressure (11); prestige, status (5)

Hygiene and sanitation knowledge, experience, habits (S = 8; N = 31)

Recognition of hygiene and sanitation advantages (14); experience with latrine (7); knowledge of CLTSH and its acceptance (6); feces as fertilizer (4)

Satisfied, other priorities (S = 4; N = 4)

Satisfied with current practice (4)

Cultural factors (bylaws, taboos etc.) (S = 2; N = 5)

Distinct gender-related cultural norms (3) and other cultural norms (2)

  1. STOTAL = 37; NTOTAL = 336