Factors Associated with Composting of Solid Waste at Household Level in Masaka Municipality, Central Uganda

Table 3

Independent predictors for adoption of the household level composting.

Variables	(%)	Crude OR (95% CI)	value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	value
Residence location
Urban	280 (76.1)	1		1
Periurban	88 (23.9)	3.45 (1.77–6.69)	<0.001	3.81 (1.78–8.16)	0.001
Age of the respondent (years)
18–31	190 (51.6)	1		1
32–45	115 (31.3)	2.03 (0.95–4.34)	0.067	1.96 (0.84–4.56)	0.119
>45	63 (17.1)	2.96 (1.29–6.79)	0.011	2.69 (1.06–6.80)	0.037
Gender
Male	115 (31.2)	1
Female	253 (68.8)	0.71 (0.36–1.38)	0.311
Marital status
Single/never married	101 (27.4)	1
Married	199 (54.1)	1.18 (0.55–2.50)	0.674
Widowed or separated	68 (18.5)	0.79 (0.28–2.25)	0.662
Level of education
None or primary	146 (39.7)	1
Postprimary	222 (60.3)	1.08 (0.56–2.09)	0.824
Religion
Muslims	91 (24.7)	1
Christians	277 (75.3)	2.12 (0.86–5.20)	0.102
Ownership of the dwelling house
Rent	152 (41.3)	1
Complete ownership	216 (58.7)	1.16 (0.60–2.25)	0.654
Monthly income ($)
≤15	76 (20.6)	1
15–60	190 (51.6)	1.53 (0.59–3.93)	0.379
>60	102 (27.7)	1.86 (0.68–5.08)	0.228
Knowledge factors
Ever heard of composting
No	47 (12.8)	1
Yes	321 (87.2)	2.03 (0.60–6.85)	0.255
Important to do household composting ()
No	25 (7.8)	1
Yes	296 (92.2)	0.40 (0.15–1.07)	0.067
Knew the type of waste that can be composted
Did not know (non-biodegradable)	22 (6.9)	1
Knew (biodegradable)	299 (93.2)	1.42 (0.32–6.31)	0.647
Knew the equipment used in composting
Do not know	168 (52.3)	1
Knew (skip, tent, and windrows)	153 (47.7)	1.33 (0.68–2.60)	0.411
Perceptions factors
Composting requires a lot of space
Disagree	111 (30.2)	1
Agree	257 (69.8)	1.96 (0.88–4.39)	0.100
Compost is better than artificial fertiliser
Disagree	363 (98.6)	1
Agree	05 (1.4)	1.96 (0.21–18.0)	0.551
Composting is not worthwhile
Disagree	121 (32.9)	1
Agree	247 (67.1)	0.98 (0.49–1.93)	0.947
Composting takes a lot of time
Disagree	244 (66.3)	1
Agree	124 (33.7)	0.87 (0.43–1.74)	0.690
Composting requires technical knowledge
Disagree	125 (34.0)	1
Agree	243 (66.0)	1.17 (0.58–2.33)	0.661
Had a garden
No	153 (41.6)	1		1
Yes	215 (58.4)	35.8 (4.87–263.49)	<0.001	28.88 (3.85–216.72)	0.001
Segregated wastes at home
No	181 (49.2)	1		1
Yes	187 (50.8)	5.72 (2.47–13.26)	<0.001	5.58 (2.25–13.86)	<0.001

Statistically significant value <0.05.