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.