Table 3.
Predictors of appropriate diarrhea treatment for any zinc treatment, and ORS treatment, and zinc and ORS given together
| Independent variables* |
Zinc | ORS | Zinc and ORS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OR |
SE |
OR |
SE |
OR |
SE |
|
| Survey conducted at endline |
2.72 |
0.48† |
1.22 |
0.19 |
2.85 |
0.85† |
| Mother has some education |
2.12 |
0.32† |
1.46 |
0.22† |
2.44 |
0.56† |
| Age over 1 year |
1.35 |
0.22 |
0.89 |
0.14 |
1.22 |
0.31 |
| Female |
0.97 |
0.15 |
0.80 |
0.12 |
0.96 |
0.22 |
| Public sector careseeking |
3.93 |
0.92† |
5.56 |
1.38† |
6.10 |
1.73† |
| Private sector careseeking |
1.22 |
0.23 |
4.70 |
1.10† |
2.16 |
1.73† |
| Any zinc |
– |
– |
1.57 |
0.26† |
– |
– |
| Any ORS | 1.53 | 0.25† | – | – | – | – |
OR – odds ratio, SE – standard error, ORS – oral rehydration salts
*The null values for independent variables were defined as follows: baseline survey; mother reported 0 for years of school; child <1 year of age; male; caregiver did not report any public sector careseeking; caregiver did not report any private sector careseeking; caregiver did not report zinc use in open–ended question or when probed with pictures; caregiver did not report ORS use.
†P < 0.05.