Table 2.
Univariate analysis of factors associated with the prevalence of diarrhea among under-five children in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh
| Children reporting diarrhea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed | Unexposed | Total | OR (95% CI) | |
| Variables | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
| Child showing ARI symptoms in the last 2 weeks | ||||
| No | 55(31.2) | 58(33.0) | 113(32.10) | Ref |
| Yes | 166(74.1) | 170(73.9) | 336(74.00) | 0.97(0.63,1.48) |
| Did your child receive any treatment? | ||||
| No | 44(62.0) | 42(72.4) | 86(66.66) | Ref |
| Yes | 177(84.7) | 185(81.1) | 362(82.83) | 1.09(0.68,1.75) |
| Difficulty seeing at night | ||||
| No | 162(52.1) | 171(52.3) | 333(52.19) | Ref |
| Yes | 30(65.2) | 32(72.7) | 62(68.88) | 1.01(0.58,1.74) |
| Children showing signs of anemia | ||||
| No | 186(55.4) | 167(54.9) | 353(55.15) | Ref |
| Yes | 33(57.9) | 60(60.0) | 93(59.23) | 2.03(1.26,3.25)* |
| Children showing signs of being underweight | ||||
| Normal | 85(54.5) | 81(51.3) | 166(51.59) | Ref |
| Moderate | 73(57.0) | 81(60.0) | 154(58.55) | 1.16 (0.75,1.8) |
| Severe | 58(54.7) | 64(58.7) | 122(56.74) | 1.15 (0.72, 1.85) |
| Children showing signs of stunting | ||||
| Normal | 67(53.6) | 63(48.1) | 130(50.78) | Ref |
| Moderate | 55(54.5) | 50(52.6) | 105(53.57) | 1.00 (0.58, 1.62) |
| Severe | 95(57.6) | 113(64.2) | 208(60.9) | 1.26(0.81,1.96) |
| Children showing signs of malnutrition | ||||
| Normal | 161(55.1) | 174(54.9) | 335(55.00) | Ref |
| Moderate | 44(58.7) | 38(60.3) | 82(59.42) | 0.79(0.49,1.29) |
| Severe | 11(45.8) | 14(63.6) | 25(54.34) | 1.17(0.52,2.67) |
*
Significant at<0.05.
OR=Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval; Ref=Reference.