Research Article

Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Table 4

Results of hierarchical stepwise multiple linear regression analyses.

Analysis blockAdjusted -squareIndependent variable95% CI of value
Lower boundUpper bound

Dependent variable = WaSH score

Block 1
Demographic factors0.003Child gender–0.091–0.4160.234–0.0230.583
Child age–0.154–0.3940.085–0.0580.206
Child birth order–0.212–0.9350.511–0.0500.565

Block 2
Socioeconomic factors0.145Mother’s education–0.209–0.5750.156–0.0540.261
Mother’s occupation–0.679–1.063–0.295–0.1720.001
Father’s education–0.426–0.793–0.058–0.1020.023
Father’s occupation–0.803–1.212–0.395–0.1880.000
BPL family0.195–0.1530.5440.0490.270

Block 3
Housing factors0.143Pucca house–0.214–0.7690.342–0.0320.450
No Overcrowding–0.070–0.7600.621–0.0170.843

is the unstandardized regression coefficient.