Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with latrine utilization among non-model families in Woreda Laelai Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017
variables | Category | Latrine utilization | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Age | < 35 | 45 (51.7) | 41 (48.3) | 2.820 (1.435, 5.539) | 3.112 (1.539, 6.294)** |
36–50 | 80 (50.6) | 78 (49.4) | 2.699 (1.462, 4.984) | 2.776 (1.464, 5.266)** | |
> 50 | 19 (27.5) | 50 (72.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Education | Illiterate | 77 (41.0) | 110 (59.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Primary and above | 67 (46.8) | 59 (53.2) | 1.637 (1.039, 2.58) | 2.03 (1.427, 4.638) | |
Occupation | Other | 20 (69.0) | 8 (31.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Farmer | 124 (43.5) | 161 (56.5) | 0.347 (0.153, 0.788) | 0.351 (0.150, 0.826)* | |
Type of latrine | Open pit | 8 (23.5) | 25 (76.5) | 1.00 | |
Pit without slab | 99 (45.2) | 120 (54.8) | 2.681 (1.162, 6.185) | ||
Pit with slab | 35 (60.3) | 23 (39.7) | 4.946 (1.910, 12.803) | ||
Ventilated latrine | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 6.500 (0.519, 81.424) | ||
Maintenance requirement | Need maintenance | 118 (43.2) | 154 (56.8) | 1.00 | |
Maintained | 26 (63.4) | 15 (36.6) | 2.277 (1.155, 4.490) | ||
Privacy | No privacy | 89 (42.0) | 122 (58.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Poor privacy | 25 (39.7) | 38 (60.3) | 0.909 (0.512, 1.614) | 0.822 (0.448, 1.508) | |
Adequate privacy | 30 (76.9) | 9 (23.1) | 4.607 (2.084, 10.184) | 2.942 (1.251, 6.919)* | |
Latrine cleanness | No | 101 (39.6) | 153 (60.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 43 (72.9) | 16 (27.1) | 4.098 (2.190, 7.667) | 4.098 (2.190, 7.667)*** | |