Table 5.

Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with diarrhoea prevalence by season

Factors	Rainy season				Dry season
	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR	95% CI	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR	95% CI
Household location
Altitude (in metres)
1700 & below	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
1700-1800	.37	.10-1.37	.80	.19-3.37	.49	.15-1.59	.62	.16-2.36
1800 & above	.22 *	.04-.96	.42*	.13-.81	.43*	.09-.95	.58*	.12- .90
Distance from the road (in metres)
Level one (400 m)	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Level two (400-800 m)	3.48*	1.69-7.19	2.96*	1.34-6.57	1.27*	1.05-2.92	1.21*	1.47-3.13
Level three (800 m +)	4.98*	2.55-9.72	3.32*	1.47-7.48	1.79*	1.17-3.68	1.60*	1.26-4.10
Observed status of sanitation in the physical environment within and around homes
Observed stagnant water
No	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Yes	1.79*	1.04-3.79	1.43	.59-3.49	2.34*	1.10-5.01	1.71	.71- 4.11
Observed flies
No	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Yes	2.23*	1.22-4.06	1.69*	1.29-2.81	1.79*	1.14-3.42	1.91*	1.28-2.93
Observed scattered solid waste
No	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Yes	2.11*	1.22-3.67	1.49*	1.07-2.89	3.68*	1.87-7.25	3.59*	1.63 -7.92
Household socioeconomic proxy variables
Education level of the woman
Primary education or lower	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Secondary education	.35*	.17-.72	.90	.38-2.14	.81	.35-1.82	2.42	.83-7.00
Postsecondary education	.42	.12-1.56	.85	.18-4.02	.74	.15-3.62	2.64	.40-17.26
Quality of family dwelling
Low	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Medium	.47	.17-1.25	.51	.17-1.52	1.22	.43-3.47	1.77	.56-5.59
High	.63	.35-1.12	.85	.43-1.67	.55	.27-1.13	.68	.30-1.53
Type of toilet facilities
Traditional pit toilets	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Fairly improved toilets	.48*	.24-.95	1.06	.46-2.44	.61	.26-1.42	.75	.27-2.05
Modern toilets	.41*	.13-.92	1.00	.24-4.12	.22	.03-1.77	.19	.02 -1.90
Access to piped water
Piped water at home	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
No piped at home	3.33*	1.74-6.38	1.96	.89- 4.32	1.84	.83-4.07	1.26	.48 -3.30

*The test indicates a significant at association at 95% level of confidence.

OR: Odds Ratio.

CI: Confidence Interval.