TABLE 2.

Associations Between Various Community, Household, and Structural Factors and Sustainability of Basic Sanitationa Coverage 1-Year Post-Implementation

VariablebPost-Implementation Percentage Point Change in Basic Sanitation Coverage, % (95% CI)P Value
Household wealth quintiles
 Lowest 2 quintiles−18 (−19, −16)<.01
 Upper 3 quintiles−11 (−12, −10)
HH with any person with disability
 Yes−8 (−13, −3).03
 No−14 (−15, −13)
Baseline (round 1) sanitation coverage
 75% baseline sanitation coverage−5 (−8, −3)<.01
 50% baseline sanitation coverage−9 (−11, −8)
 25% baseline sanitation coverage−13 (−14, −12)
Rate of change in sanitation coverage from round 1 to 4 during the previous intervention
 +75% increase in coverage−22 (−23, −21)<.01
 +50% increase in coverage−11 (−12, −10)
 +25% increase in coverage1 (−1, 2)
Soil type
 Solid rock/clay−13 (−14, −12).26
 Other−14 (−16, −13)
Water table depth
 1–3 meters−4 (−6, −2)<.01
 >3 meters−15 (−16, −14)
Tank pit above ground levelc
 Yes−13 (−16, −11)<.01
 No−5 (−6, −4)
Toilet agec
 < 1 year−7 (−10, −5).85
 1 year or more−8 (−8, −7)
  • Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HH, household; JMP, WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene.

  • a JMP definition.

  • b Each variable represents a separate model that was run. Each model controlled for country program.

  • c Analysis restricted to those with a toilet. This compares the change in coverage of basic sanitation in the numerator to all types of sanitation in the denominator.