Table 5.
Indicator level | N† | Diarrhea % | Unadjusted PR (95% CI) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
H2S | ||||
Negative | 662 | 2.1 | Ref | Ref |
Positive | 3,504 | 2.5 | 1.17 (0.54, 2.56) | 1.13 (0.53, 2.40) |
Total coliforms | ||||
≤ 10,000 | 3,150 | 2.6 | Ref | Ref |
> 10,000 | 1,002 | 1.9 | 0.73 (0.45, 1.17) | 1.01 (0.57, 1.80) |
Escherichia coli | ||||
≤ 100 | 3,509 | 2.3 | Ref | Ref |
101–1,000 | 488 | 2.7 | 1.14 (0.58, 2.23) | 1.23 (0.67, 2.28) |
> 1,000 | 155 | 3.9 | 1.66 (0.65, 4.21) | 2.16 (0.82, 5.71) |
PR = prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval; Ref = reference group.
N = child weeks of observation collected from 1,284 children.