Table 4.
Results of the multivariate logistics regression analysis showing the association between exposure to HEP with past two weeks’ incidence of diarrhea among under-five children
Factors | Categories | AOR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|
Visit either | Yes (ref: No) | 2.09(0.73, 6.62) |
Water treatment practice | Yes (ref: No) | 2.87(1.38, 5.95) |
improved water source | Yes (ref: No) | 0.72(0.31, 1.67) |
Latrine use practice | Yes (ref: No) | 3.04(0.26, 34.95) |
Availability of hand-washing facility near latrine | Yes (ref: No) | 0.69(0.15, 3.28) |
Agrarian/pastoralist | Pastoralists (Ref: agrarian) | 0.79(0.31, 2.03) |
Wealth | Middle (Ref: Low) | 1.02(0.58, 1.81) |
High (Ref: Low) | 1.06(0.54, 2.07) | |
Age | 30–50(Ref: <30) | 0.58(0.34, 1.01) |
Formal Education (Ref: No education) | Primary | 0.79(0.35, 1.75) |
Secondary and above | 0.43(0.12, 1.50) | |
Marital Status | Currently Married | 0.35(0.09, 1.39) |
Family Size (Ref: <3) | 3–5 | 0.94(0.35, 2.54) |
6+ | 1.09(0.42, 2.81) |