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Table 4 Public toilet associated with reports of diarrhea in the household in the last 2 weeks (n = 550)

From: Exploring the complex relationship between women’s sanitation practices and household diarrhea in the slums of Nairobi: a cross-sectional study

 

Odds Ratio

p-value

CI 95%

Socio-Economic Factors

 Age (continuous)

1.03

0.219

0.981–1.076

 Education (less than complete primary)

  Completed primary

0.88

0.808

0.279–2.771

  Some secondary

1.22

0.682

0.424–3.521

  Completed secondary

1.01

0.989

0.4–2.526

 Employed

2.17

0.046

1.016–4.613

 Married

0.85

0.520

0.485–1.477

 Has children

3.93

0.024

1.243–12.455

 Household income (ref: less than 5000/month)

  Between Ksh 5000-10,000/month (US$50–$100)

2.15

0.052

0.993–4.636

  More than Ksh 10,000/month (>US$100)

0.77

0.668

0.207–2.866

Toilet descriptors

 Public toilet

2.25

0.001

1.542–3.284

Water source

 Primary water source (ref: public tap/well)

  Tap inside home/building

3.78

0.023

1.254–11.384

  Tap outside home/building

2.83

0.054

0.977–8.173

  Tanker/vendor

1.67

0.315

0.566–4.958

Toilet hygiene and accessibility

 Toilet(s) are clean

0.44

0.014

0.241–0.814

 Toilet(s) have running water/water for hygiene

0.53

0.209

0.186–1.517

 Maximum number of people sharing toilet(s) (continuous)

1.00

0.353

0.999–1.002

 Maximum walk time to toilet(s) (ref: does not go out)

  2 min or less

3.28

0.001

1.927–5.59

  Between 3 and 4 min

2.15

0.157

0.705–6.586

  At least 5 min

0.95

0.853

0.549–1.657

WASH knowledge and practices

 Uses disinfectant (e.g. soap) to wash hands

0.69

0.413

0.262–1.815

 Treats drinking water

0.55

0.068

0.285–1.056

 Uses tissue for anal cleansing

1.22

0.551

0.594–2.513

 WASH knowledge score (continuous)

1.10

0.059

0.996–1.216