Variables Latrine utilization COR (95%CI) AOR (95%CI)
  Yes Freq (%) No Freq (%)
Educational status of husband
Illiterate@ 160(73.7) 57(26.3) 1 1
Read and Write 67(80.7) 16(19.3) 1.49(.80-2.78) 1.22(.61-2.44)
Primary and above 95(93.1) 7(6.9) 4.84(2.12-11.03) 3.71(1.52-9.09)**
Educational status of mother
Illiterate@ 139(70.2) 59(29.8) 1 1
Read and Write 26(96.3) 1(3.7) 11.04(1.46-83.23) 10.44(1.37-79.62)
Primary and above 22(88.0) 3(12.0) 3.12(.89-10.81) 2.558(.72-9.09)
Monthly income(in Birr)
<=250@ 20(41.7) 28(58.3) 1 1
251-500 288(76.2) 90(23.8) 4.48(2.41-8.34) 2.83(1.03-7.81)
501-750 159(81.1) 37(18.9) 6.02(3.06-11.83) 3.29(1.12-9.72)
>750 126(94.0) 8(6.0) 22.05(8.82-25.14) 10.86(8.09-15.44)***
Presence of School Age Children
No school age children@ 18(42.9) 24(57.1) 1 1
Not attending formal education 26(54.2) 22(45.8) 1.57(.68-3.63) 1.23(.32-4.83)
Some attending formal education 355(78.5) 97(21.5) 4.88(2.55-9.36) 2.12(.73-6.08)
All attending formal education 194(90.7) 20(9.3) 12.93(6.02-27.80) 4.45(1.32-14.97) **
Type of latrine
Traditional pit without pit cover @ 10(22.7) 34(77.3) 1 1
Pit latrine with pit cover 435(77.3) 128(22.7) 11.55(5.56-24.03) 7.86(3.61-17.09)**
VIP latrine 148(99.3) 1(.7) 503.20(62.23-4.063) 226.01(27.02-1.893)
Duration of owning latrine by the household
<2 years @ 143(65.6) 75(34.4) 1 1
2-3 years 96(73.8) 34(26.2) 1.48(.92-2.39) 1.63(.95-2.79)
> 3 years 354(86.8) 54(13.2) 3.44(2.31-5.13) 3.19(2.04-4.98)**
Latrine construction materials
Locally available materials @ 171(61.5) 107(38.5) 1 1
Locally unavailable materials 5(83.3) 1(16.7) 3.13(.36-27.15) .59(.055-6.47)
Mixed materials 417(88.3) 55(11.7) 4.74(3.27-6.87) 2.55(1.96-3.85)***
Note: @ Reference group
Significant at *P<.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio.
COR: Crude Odds Ratio.
Table 4: The main predictors of latrine utilization in Gulomekada district (n=756).