Conceptual Behaviour Underpinning the Occurrence of Nonfaecal Matter in Faecal Sludge in Some Urban Communities, Ghana

Table 2

Multiple Logistics regression of the factors associated disposal of solid waste (SW) into faecal sludge (FS).

Variables	Disposal of SW into FS, yes (%)	No (%)	COR (95% CI)	-value	AOR (95% CI)	-value
Gender
Male	62 (32.0)	170 (82.5)	1.0 (ref)		1.0 (ref)
Female	132 (68.0)	36 (17.5)	9.2 (4.12–14.27)	0.018	8.7 (5.49–15.28)	0.002
Share toilet facility with other people
No	46 (23.7)	6 (97.1)	1.0 (ref)		1.0 (ref)
Yes	148 (76.3)	200 (2.9)	4.5 (1.493–3.468)	0.032	5.2 (1.674–11.328)	0.021
State of toilet facility
Unroofed	74 (38.1)	6 (2.9)	1.0 (ref)		1.0 (ref)
Roofed	120 (61.9)	200 (97.1)	0.51 (0.164–0.709)	0.015	0.68 (0.207–0.863)	0.037
Presence of container at toilet room
No	58 (8.4)	30 (21.1)	1.0 (ref)		1.0 (ref)
Yes	136 (19.2)	176 (23.9)	0.40 (0.132–0.921)	0.04	0.52 (0.379–0.728)	0.025
State of container in toilet room
Uncovered	154 (79.4)	126 (61.2)	1.0 (ref)		1.0 (ref)
Covered	40 (20.6)	80 (38.8)	0.18 (0.028–0.545)	0.001	0.32 (0.178–0.628)	0.002

Significant (); ref: reference category, cOR: crude odds ratio, and AOR: adjusted odds ratio.