Table 4.
Results of unadjusted and adjusted analysis to assess the effect of bottled drinking water on the incidence rates of different morbidities among the study children
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1st year (n=176) |
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2nd year (n=170) |
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Unadjusted Analysis¶ |
Adjusted Analysis *¶ |
Unadjusted Analysis¶ |
Adjusted Analysis *¶ |
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| Morbidities | Rate Ratio (95%CI) | P-value | Rate Ratio (95%CI) | P-value | Rate Ratio (95%CI) | P-value | Rate Ratio (95%CI) | P-value |
| Respiratory |
0.83 (0.75-0.92) |
0.001 |
0.85 (0.75-0.96) |
0.007 |
0.80 (0.69-0.93) |
0.003 |
0.81 (0.68-0.96) |
0.015 |
| Gastrointestinal |
1.19 (0.93-1.53) |
0.162 |
1.19 (0.87-1.63) |
0.271 |
0.90 (0.66-1.21) |
0.483 |
0.87 (0.58-1.31) |
0.507 |
| Skin |
1.18 (0.66-2.09) |
0.574 |
1.52 (0.79-2.95) |
0.211 |
1.17 (0.78-1.76) |
0.449 |
0.97 (0.63-1.49) |
0.878 |
| Other infections |
1.21 (0.66-2.22) |
0.537 |
0.98 (0.51-1.88) |
0.949 |
1.55 (0.89-2.69) |
0.118 |
1.27 (0.65-2.50) |
0.480 |
| Non-infectious | 2.93 (1.06-8.11) | 0.038 | 2.80 (0.80-9.80) | 0.107 | 0.91 (0.58-1.44) | 0.700 | 0.90 (0.53-1.51) | 0.687 |
* Adjusted for: family size, socioeconomic status, use of firewood as the primary cooking fuel, maternal education, presence of toilet at home, Hindu religion, duration of exclusive breast feeding (in months), persistent stunting and household hygiene.
¶ Rate ratios and P-values calculated using Poisson survival models with robust standard errors.