Table 3.

Proportions of consultations in a health care structure for diarrhea according to demographic characteristics.

	Proportion	Proportion ratio	95% CI	p
Education
0 years	68.3	Ref
1 to 6 years	76.4	1.12	[0.98-1.27]	0.098
more than 6 years	63.4	0.93	[0.79-1.09]	0.359
Number of children
1 to 2	64.5	Ref
3 to 5	74.9	1.16	[1.07-0.27]	0.001
more than 5	86.0	1.33	[1.18-1.50]	< 0.001
Sex
male	66.3	Ref
female	70.8	1.07	[0.98-1.17]	0.151
Age (months)
24-59	60.9	Ref
18-23	70.0	1.15	[1.02-1.30]	0.025
12-17	77.8	1.27	[1.15-1.41]	< 0.001
6-11	75.7	1.24	[1.11-1.39]	< 0.001
3-5	73.5	1.21	[1.02-1.42]	0.031
0-2	47.4	0.78	[0.48-1.25]	0.294
Vaccination
No	67.0	Ref
Oral history	66.3	0.99	[0.89-1.10]	0.86
Card confirmed	73.1	1.09	[0.99-1.21]	0.091

Maradi Region, April 24^th-May 21^st 2009