Determinants of Open Defecation in the Wa Municipality of Ghana: Empirical Findings Highlighting Sociocultural and Economic Dynamics among Households

Table 2

Definitions of variables.

Variable	Definition/measurement	Expected outcome
Age	The total number of years from birth of a respondent	Positive
Education	The highest educational level attained by a respondent	Positive
Sex	This is a respondent being male or female	Positive
Household size	Total number of people in a household	Negative
Marital status	This is if a respondent is living with a spouse or not	Positive
Occupation	The type of economic activity engaged in by a respondent	Negative
Income	The level of a respondent’s income	Positive
Local taboos	That is if a respondent indicates respect for taboos	Positive
Traditional norms and beliefs	That is if a respondent indicates respect for traditional norms and beliefs	Positive
Ownership of a toilet facility	If a respondent indicates the presence of a toilet facility at home	Positive
Knowledge of the effects of open defecation	That is if a respondent is aware the environmental and health consequences of open defecation	Positive