Table 4.

Multivariate weighted logistic regression showing factors associated with reported diarrheal illness within the previous 14 days among children < 5 years old in the HUAS, Bamako, 2007 (N = 1,000)

Variable	Adjusted OR	95% CI
Age (months), less than 9 months	1.31	1.10–1.56
Age (months), 9 months and over	0.94	0.92–0.96
Female	0.78	0.51–1.20
Wealth index (highest two quintiles)	0.60	0.38–0.95
Children < 60 months old living in the household	1.02	1.01–1.20
Caretaker had no education (compared with religious, primary, secondary, or post-secondary)	0.61	0.39–0.95
Caretaker knows ways to prevent the child from getting simple loose/watery diarrhea	0.34	0.20–0.58
Caretaker believes nutrition is one of the best ways to prevent diarrhea	1.89	1.08–3.31