Research Article

Assessment of Households’ Willingness to Join and Pay for Improving Waste Management Practices in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with respondents’ willingness to join solid waste management services, 2022.

CategoriesWillingness to joinOdds ratio(95%CI)AOR(95%CI)
Yes (%)No (%)

Age categories
18-29 years150 (27.2)18(3.3)11
30-45 years227(41.1)23(4.2)1.45 (.756, 2.76)1.15 (0.526, 2.50)
Above 45 years78 (14.1)6(1.1)1.56(0.595, 4.09)1.16(0.387, 3.47)
Sex
Male377(68.3)37 (6.8)11
female128(23.2)10(1.8)1.26(0.607,2.60)1.14 (0.520, 2.58)
Educational status
Informal171(31.0)26(4.7)11
Primary215(38.9)11(2.0)2.97(1.43, 6.19)3.6(1.45, 8.97)
Secondary and above119(21.6)10(1.8)1.81(0.841, 3.89)7.1(1.93, 26.18)
Occupational status
Government employee59(10.7)8(1.4)11
merchant214(38.8)11(2.0)2.64(1.02,6.86)2.7(0.624,11.19)
Other232(42.0)28(5.1)1.12(0.487,2.59)1.35(0.327,5.55)
Monthly income
Less than 1000 birr121(21.9)21(3.8)11
1000-2000 birr253(45.9)18(3.3)2.44(1.26,4.75)1.37(0.576,3.24)
Above 2000 birr131(23.7)8(1.4)2.84(1.22,6.66)1.24 (0.387,3.99)
Access to waste management
No30(5.4)11(2.0)11
Yes475(8.6)36(65.0)4.84(2.24,10.44)3.02(1.05,8.70)
Family size
Less than or equal to 5279(50.5)39(7.1)11
Greater than 5226(41.0)8(1.4)3.95(1.81,8.62)3.68 (1.36,9.98)
House ownership
No85(15.4)17(3.1)11
Yes420(76.1)30(5.4)2.8(1.48,5.31)1.69 (0.735, 3.89)
Amount of waste generated per week
1 sacks of 50kg143(25.9)30(5.4)11
2 sacks of 50kg362(65.6)17(3.1)4.47(2.39,8.35)2.99(1.39,6.49)
Overall Attitude
Negative110(19.9)25(4.5)11
Positive395(71.6)22(4.0)4.1(2.22,7.52)4.23(1.98,9.05)
Overall Knowledge
Poor knowledge163(29.5)38(68.9)11
Good Knowledge342(62.0)9(1.6)8.86(4.19,18.76)7.59(3.21,17.97)

Note: value < 0.05.