Table 5 Behavioural determinants of sanitary disposal of AHPs

Risk Factors

Perceived vulnerability 1 ***

0.239

0.219

4.116

0.000

Perceived vulnerability 2

0.049

0.058

1.128

0.260

Perceived severity

0.008

0.006

0.155

0.877

Factual knowledge (sum 0–22) *

–0.023

–0.086

–2.141

0.033

Attitude Factors

Instrumental beliefs: time

–0.003

–0.004

–0.095

0.924

Instrumental beliefs: effort

0.80

0.068

1.353

0.177

Instrumental belief:

Disease prevention, safe & clean environment**

–0.224

–0.159

–2.590

0.010

Affective beliefs negative (feelings)

bad, uncomfortable, disappointed, disgusted

–0.147

–0.110

–1.374

0.170

Affective beliefs positive (feelings) **

happy, proud, like, stress free

0.298

0.214

2.576

0.010

Norm Factors

Descriptive norm (family)

Behaviour of others

–0.009

–0.010

–0.215

0.590

Descriptive norm (community)

Behaviour of others

0.023

0.025

0.540

0.590

Injunctive norm (others approval)

–0.004

–0.003

–0.061

0.952

Personal norm (obligation)*

–0.131

–0.112

–1.972

0.049

Personal norm (respected person)

0.055

0.052

0.944

0.346

Ability Factors

Action knowledge (how-to-do) ***

–0.388

–0.187

–4.553

0.000

Self-efficacy

Confidence in performance

–0.063

–0.055

–0.851

0.395

Self-efficacy (hurry) *

Confidence in performance hurry

0.142

0.142

2.114

0.035

Self-efficacy

Confidence in continuation (barriers)

0.108

0.044

0.955

0.340

Self-efficacy (distance)

–0.120

–0.118

–1.629

0.104

Self-efficacy (no truck)

0.014

0.013

0.205

0.837

Self-efficacy

Confidence in recovering (disruptions) ***

0.192

0.171

3.259

0.001

Self-regulation Factors

Action control***

–0.129

–0.139

–3.504

0.001

Coping planning

0.208

0.080

1.747

0.081

Remembering***

0.338

0.302

4.914

0.000

Commitment

0.016

0.013

0.201

0.841