Latrine Utilization and Associated Factors in Mehal Meda Town in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 5

Factors associated with latrine utilization in Mehal Meda town, North Shewa, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019 ().

Variables	Latrine utilization
	Yes	Not	value	COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)
Marital status
Never married	43	2		1		1
Married	357	29	0.456	0.573 (0.132, 2.484)	0.254	0.300 (0.038,2.378)
Divorced	70	16	0.040	0.203 (0.045, 0.929)	0.138	0.188 (0.021, 1.709)
Widowed	39	2	0.924	0.907 (0.122, 6.751)	0.884	1.257 (0.059, 26.769)
Educational status of household’s head
Illiterate	31	1	0.632	1.671 (0.204, 13.66)	.028	20.65 (1.382, 78.479)
Can read and write	104	14	0.04	0.40 (0.167, 0.958)	.390	1.937 (0.429,8.748)
Grades 1-8	95	10	0.161	0.512 (0.201, 1.304)	.231	2.808 (0.519, 15.183)
Grades 9-12	112	15	0.038	0.402 (0.170, 0.951)	.508	1.728 (0.342, 8.722)
Diploma and above	167	9		1		1
Occupation of household’s head
Farmer	34	1	0.124	4.88 (0.648, 36.725)	0.008	22.651 (2.283, 54.734)
Government employee	224	12	0.004	2.677 (1.359, 5.273)	0.002	10.305 (2.354, 45.121)
Private	251	36		1		1
Types of latrine
Flush/pour flush to septic tank/sewer line	4	24	0.349	2.250 (0.412, 12.284)	0.947	1.142 (0.023, 55.699)
Traditional pit latrine with cemented slab or stone slab	24	403	0.009	6.297 (1.569, 25.264)	0.253	6.758 (0.255, 179.049)
Traditional pit latrine with wood log and earth cover	18	74	0.551	1.542 (0.371, 6.400)	0.556	2.684 (0.100, 72.135)
Composting	3	8		1		1
Arrangement of latrine
Private latrine/inside the living house	1	22	0.043	8.963 (1.073, 74.904)	0.067	12.135 (0.841, 175.009)
Private latrine/outside the living house	30	440	0.001	5.975 (2.705, 13.201)	0.085	3.267 (0850, 12.550)
Shared with other households/communal	7	20	0.789	1.164 (1.164, 0.384, 3.532)	0.500	0.531 (0.085, 3.33)
Shared with the public	11	27		1		1
Duration of latrine utilizing
Below 1 year	236	10	0.001	3.371 (1.598, 7.112)	0.162	2.265 (0.721, 7.121)
1-3 years	77	11	0.001	1.000 (0.474, 2.108)	0.018	0.218 (0.061, 0.771)
Above 3 years	196	28		1		1
Cleanness of latrine
Yes	10	327	0.001	7.07 (3.418, 14.367)	.001	8.846 (2.919, 26.802)
No	39	182		1		1
Splash of urine or water around the slab/latrine floor
Yes	37	298		1		1
No	12	211	0.023	2.183 (1.112, 4.286)	0197	0.481 (0.159, 1.462)
Latrine affected by natural disaster
Yes	7	25		1		1
No	42	484	0.01	3.227 (1.318, 7.900)	0.819	0.815 (0.141, 4.714)
Observing feces around the latrine
Yes	59	27	0.001	0.107 (0.057, 0.200)	0.797	0857 (0.266, 2.767)
No	450	22		1		1
Shape and structure of latrine facility
Traditional hat	108	12	0.496	1.364 (0.558, 3.332)	0.223	2.378 (0.590, 9.581)
Rectangular hat	143	17	0.569	1.275 (0.554, 2.934)	0.741	1.261 (0.318, 4.992)
Rectangular metal sheet	192	10	0.023	2.909 (1.159, 7.300)	0.335	1.926 (0.508, 7.325)
Irregular structure and shape	66	10		1		1
Latrine status during observation
Good	184	5	0.001	12.372 (4.74, 32.29)	0.001	25.486 (6.268, 103.633)
Fair	209	5	0.001	14.053 (5.39,36.64)	0.001	14.440 (4.233, 49.253)
Bad	116	39		1		1
Distance between water well and latrine facility
Below 15 m	278	11	0.001	4.157 (2.078, 8.317)	0.004	4.469 (1.622, 12.312)
B/n 15 and 20 m	231	38		1		1