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Table 3 Factors associated with safe stool disposal in Ghana

From: Factors associated with rural-urban safe disposal of children stools in Ghana

 

Model 1: Total

 

Model 2: Urban

 

Model 3: Rural

 

Variables

aOR [95% C.I]

P > z

aOR [95% C.I]

P > z

aOR [95% C.I]

P > z

Sex

      

Male (RC)

      

Female

0.80 [0.67–0.94]

0.008

0.72 [0.53–0.98]

0.039

0.84 [0.69–1.03]

0.097

Child’s age

      

0–5 months (RC)

      

6–11 months

2.39 [1.82–3.14]

< 0.001

2.10 [1.22–3.61]

0.007

2.51 [1.82–3.46]

< 0.001

12–17 months

3.09 [2.35–4.07]

< 0.001

2.86 [1.70–4.80]

< 0.001

3.27 [2.36–4.54]

< 0.001

18–23 months

4.67 [3.57–6.09]

< 0.001

5.80 [3.51–9.58]

< 0.001

4.15 [3.02–5.69]

< 0.001

Listening to Radio

      

No (RC)

      

Yes

1.46 [1.21–1.76]

< 0.001

1.54 [1.06–2.21]

0.022

1.44 [1.16–1.79]

0.001

Watching Television

      

No (RC)

      

Yes

0.76 [0.62–0.94]

0.011

0.72 [0.47–1.10]

0.125

0.76 [0.60–0.97]

0.025

Maternal age

      

15–24 (RC)

      

25–34

1.23 [0.99–1.53]

0.066

1.07 [0.73–1.57]

0.736

1.32 [1.01–1.73]

0.042

35–49

1.22 [0.95–1.56]

0.115

1.34 [0.84–2.13]

0.215

1.17 [0.87–1.58]

0.285

Education

      

Secondary + (RC)

      

JHS/Middle

1.03 [0.79–1.35]

0.813

0.84 [0.58–1.24]

0.389

1.21 [0.81–1.80]

0.339

Primary

1.19 [0.88–1.61]

0.269

0.87 [0.52–1.44]

0.587

1.37 [0.90–2.09]

0.140

No education

1.25 [0.91–1.70]

0.164

1.29 [0.79–2.12]

0.310

1.32 [0.86–2.02]

0.198

Marital status

      

In union (RC)

      

Not in union

0.66 [0.52–0.86]

0.002

0.55 [0.35–0.88]

0.013

0.72 [0.53–0.97]

0.032

Socio-economic status

      

Rich (RC)

      

Average

1.49 [1.16–1.91]

0.002

1.51 [1.03–2.23]

0.036

1.31 [0.93–1.85]

0.123

Poor

1.49 [1.08–2.06]

0.014

1.64 [0.83–3.24]

0.152

1.36 [0.91–2.02]

0.132

Ecological zone

      

Coastal (RC)

      

Forest

0.93 [0.76–1.14]

0.508

1.09 [0.78–1.53]

0.615

0.84 [0.65–1.09]

0.195

Savanna

0.67 [0.53–0.86]

0.002

0.82 [0.50–1.35]

0.440

0.65 [0.48–0.86]

0.003

Drinking water

      

Improved (RC)

      

Unimproved

0.95 [0.79–1.14]

0.582

0.72 [0.51–1.01]

0.059

1.14 [0.91–1.42]

0.268

Toilet

      

Improved (RC)

      

Unimproved

0.61 [0.50–0.74]

< 0.001

0.74 [0.51–1.09

0.124

0.56 [0.44–0.70]

< 0.001

Residence

      

Urban

      

Rural

1.85 [1.48–2.30]

< 0.001

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