Table 2.

Odds ratio of diarrhea associated with household deprivation score and each of its composing indicators in eleven Latin American cities (Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, Fortaleza, Buenos Aires, Panama, San Paulo, La Paz, Quito, Montevideo and Caracas)

Deprivation indicator**	Model 1 (unadjusted model)	Model 2 (adjusted for age and gender)	Model 3 (adjusted for age, gender and city)
Water deprivation*	1.39 (0.70–2.75)	1.35 (0.68–2.67)	1.48 (0.73–2.98)
Sanitation deprivation*	1.34 (0.99–1.81)	1.36 (1.01–1.85)	1.26 (0.90–1.76)
Crowding*	1.33 (0.91–1.96)	1.33 (0.90–1.96)	1.27 (0.85–1.88)
Flooring deprivation*	1.56 (1.08–2.26)	1.64 (1.13–2.38)	1.26 (0.86–1.85)
Walls deprivation*	1.92 (1.40–2.64)	1.87 (1.36–2.57)	1.55 (1.11–2.17)
Lack of tenure*	1.27 (0.97–1.67)	1.21 (0.92–1.59)	1.02 (0.77–1.35)
Deprivation score
No deprivation (0 indicators of deprivation)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Mild deprivation (1–2 indicators of deprivation)	1.30 (1.07–1.58)	1.27 (1.04–1.55)	1.04 (0.84–1.28)
Severe deprivation (3 + indicators of deprivation)	3.56 (2.05–6.18)	3.55 (2.04–6.17)	3.19 (1.80–5.63)

^*Reference value no deprivation for each exposure

^**Water deprivation: no water in the house but access to community tap, shared well, or tank truck

Sewage deprivation: toilet/restroom to pit, river, or canal

Overcrowding deprivation: greater than 3 people per room in the household

Flooring deprivation: earth, sand, cardboard, or planks

Walls deprivation: waste material, sheet of cardboard, asbestos or metal, planks, stone with mud, clay/cane with bark/adobe

Security of tenure deprivation: de facto occupant without permission or tenants without a signed contract