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. 2012 Dec 5;87(6):979–984. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0224

Table 3.

Poisson regression analysis of the association between primary water source and rate of childhood diarrhea by study location in Jakarta, Indonesia

Tap water Bottled water Water kiosk Combination
N = 142 N = 64 N = 148 N = 146
Northern urban slum area Total diarrhea-days 146 29 74 94
Total child-days of follow-up 17,954 8,055 18,640 18,543
Rate per 1,000 child-days 8.13 3.60 3.97 5.07
Unadjusted rate ratio (95% CI) 1.00 0.44 (0.19–0.98) 0.49 (0.28–0.86) 0.63 (0.37–1.05)
Adjusted* rate ratio (95% CI) 1.00 0.45 (0.21–0.97) 0.49 (0.29–0.83) 0.61 (0.37–1.01)
Well water Bottled water Water kiosk Combination
N = 142 N = 64 N = 148 N = 146
Southern peri-urban area Total diarrhea-days 63 19 9 58
Total child-days of follow-up 25,863 9,978 3,549 24,286
Rate per 1,000 child-days 2.44 1.90 2.54 2.39
Unadjusted rate ratio (95% CI) 1.00 0.78 (0.32–1.92) 1.04 (0.31–3.55) 0.98 (0.52–1.83)
Adjusted* rate ratio (95% CI) 1.00 0.89 (0.38–2.09) 0.98 (0.31–3.09) 1.03 (0.57–1.87)
*

Adjusted for child's sex, child's age in months, household size, whether household income per capita is below poverty, household's sanitation facilities, and head of household's education level.

CI = confidence interval.