Research Article
Solid Waste Management Practice and Its Associated Factors among Households in Gessa Town, Dawuro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 5
Bivariable and multivariable analysis of improper solid waste management practice in Gessa town, Dawro zone, southwest Ethiopia, in 2021.
| | Variables | Category | SWMP | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | | Proper status (%) | Improper status (%) |
| | Sex | Male | 29 (11.74) | 218 (88.26) | 1.3 (0.83–2.1) | 1.35 (0.77–2.38) | | Female | 66 (15) | 373 (85) | 1 | 1 |
| | Educational status | Cannot read | 13 (12.6) | 90 (87.4) | 1.2 (0.6–2.5) | 1.4 (0.6–3.2) | | Read and write | 11 (9.7) | 102 (90.3) | 1.7 (0.8–3.4) | 1.2 (0.48–2.6) | | Primary | 12 (10.5) | 102 (89.5) | 1.5 (0.8–3.1) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) | | Secondary | 21 (19.6) | 86 (80.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 0.8 (0.3–1.4) | | Diploma & > | 38 (15.3) | 211 (84.7) | 1 | 1 |
| | House ownership | Own house | 70 (16.1) | 364 (83.9) | 1 | 1 | | Rent house | 23 (11) | 186 (89) | 1.6 (0.9–2.6) | 1.7 (0.9–3.1) | | Kebele | 2 (4.7) | 41 (95.3) | 3.9 (0.93–16.7) | 0.4 (0.7–16) |
| | Source reduction distance to municipality’s disposal site knowledge | Yes | 71 (37.4) | 119 (62.6) | 1 | 1 | | No | 24 (4.8) | 472 (95.2) | 11.7 (7.1–19.4) | 5.0 (2.9-8.9) | | <30 minute | 79 (27.7) | 206 (72.3) | 1 | 1 | | 30 min–1 hr | 15 (3.9) | 372 (96.1) | 9.5 (5.3–16.9) | 2.6 (1.3-5.0) | | 1-2 hr | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 5.0 (0.6–38.7) | 1.6 (0.2–13.6) | | Yes | 82 (31.5) | 178 (68.5) | 1 | 1 | | No | 13 (3.1) | 413 (96.9) | 14.6 (7.9–26.9) | 5.2 (2.6-10.3) |
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SWMP: solid waste management practice; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; statistical significance at value <0.05. |
