Table 2

Odds of injury during water fetching in single-predictor and multivariable models among 4169 respondents

(1) Single-predictor models(2) Full model
OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)
n=4169†n=4169†
Female (ref: male)1.35* (1.05 to 1.74)1.50** (1.15 to 1.96)
Respondent age (years)1.00 (0.99 to 1.01)1.00 (0.99 to 1.01)
Socioeconomic standing (range 1–10)§1.14*** (1.08 to 1.20)1.06 (1.00 to 1.12)
Urbanicity (ref: urban)
 Rural5.86*** (3.66 to 9.40)4.80*** (2.83 to 8.15)
 Periurban3.44*** (2.10 to 5.65)2.75*** (1.64 to 4.60)
HWISE score (range 0–33)¶1.08*** (1.06 to 1.09)1.09*** (1.07 to 1.10)
Water source by injury risk (ref: on premise)
 Small vended quantity1.75* (1.10 to 2.79)1.48 (0.92 to 2.37)
 Off-premise with queueing2.34*** (1.69 to 3.24)1.72** (1.19 to 2.49)
 Surface waters2.57*** (1.61 to 4.08)1.97** (1.21 to 3.22)
Hours/week collecting water1.04*** (1.03 to 1.04)1.02*** (1.01 to 1.03)
Responsibility for water (ref: self)
 Shared1.37* (1.06 to 1.76)1.39* (1.07 to 1.81)
 Spouse, child, other family1.29 (0.99 to 1.66)1.32* (1.01 to 1.73)
Study site variancevaries1.25 (0.80 to 1.94)
Cluster variancevaries1.53 (0.81 to 2.92)
  • Exponentiated coefficients; 95% CIs in brackets.

  • Bold values indicate statistically significant associations.

  • *P<0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001.

  • †This represents complete-case observations.

  • § Using MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status; score out of 10, with 10 being the highest, comparing one’s own standing to the community.)

  • ¶11-item scale.

  • aOR, adjusted OR; HWISE, Household Water Insecurity Experiences; SES, socioeconomic status.