Table 4.
Bivariate association of possible predictors with reported signs of illness in children 0–59 months. DHS Bolivia 2008, Colombia 2010, and Peru 2012
| Bolivia 2008 (N = 3586) | Colombia 2010 (N = 9955) | Peru 2012 (N = 6260) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illness signs | Illness signs | Illness signs | ||||
| Adjusted F | df | Adjusted F | df | Adjusted F | df | |
| Domestic violence | ||||||
| Ever any IPV | - | - | 4.105* | 1, 3334 | 30.478*** | 1, 1341 |
| IPV past 12 months | 13.105*** | 1, 928 | 2.891 | 1, 3483 | 20.993*** | 1, 1341 |
| Severe physical punishment of child | 2.266 | 1, 928 | 3.339 | 1, 3334 | 9.748** | 1, 1341 |
| Contextual factors | ||||||
| Urban/rural residence | 9.745** | 1, 928 | 2.975 | 1, 3334 | 0.580 | 1, 1341 |
| Geographic region | 4.946** | 1, 928 | 18.636*** | 4, 13393 | 22.975*** | 2, 2568 |
| Resources | ||||||
| Household wealth | 2.787* | 4, 3657 | 4.504*** | 4, 12834 | 0.668 | 4, 5073 |
| Maternal education | 1.553 | 4, 3678 | 0.775 | 4, 13194 | 2.235 | 4, 5240 |
| Sanitation | 0.512 | 1, 928 | 2.552 | 1, 3334 | 1.673 | 1, 1341 |
| Care | ||||||
| Hand wash after using the toilet | - | - | - | - | 0.010 | 1, 1341 |
| Hand wash after changing diapers | - | - | 0.606 | 1, 3334 | 8.239** | 1, 1341 |
| Hand wash before preparing meals | - | - | - | - | 0.593 | 1, 1341 |
| Hand wash before serving food | - | - | - | - | 0.684 | 1, 1341 |
| Hand wash before eating | - | - | - | - | 1.214 | 1, 1341 |
| Hand wash before feeding child | - | - | - | - | 2.599 | 1, 1341 |
| Disposal of child stools | 0.065 | 1, 928 | 1.405 | 1, 3334 | 9.532** | 1, 1341 |
| Take child to health facility if it doesn’t eat or drink | - | - | 1.276 | 1, 3334 | 0.831 | 1, 1341 |
| Take child to health facility if becomes sicker | - | - | 1.277 | 1, 3334 | 0.169 | 1, 1341 |
| Take child to health facility if diarrhoea/fever/vomits | - | - | 5.060* | 1, 3334 | 1.058 | 1, 1341 |
| Take child to health facility if it has short, rapid breaths | - | - | 0.587 | 1, 3334 | 10.797*** | 1, 1341 |
| Take child to health facility if it has cough/difficulty breathing | - | - | 7.845*** | 1, 3334 | 3.806 | 1, 1341 |
| Take child to health facility if it has blood in stools | - | - | 1.870 | 1, 3334 | 0.001 | 1, 1341 |
| Minimum acceptable diet | 3.714 | 1, 928 | 0.275 | 1, 3334 | 0.247 | 1, 1341 |
| Complete immunization age specific | 0.070 | 1, 928 | 0.853 | 1, 3334 | 0.009 | 1, 1341 |
*Association is statistically significant at p < .05
**Association is statistically significant at p < .01
***Association is statistically significant at p < .005