Table 1.

Socio-demographic factors for the diarrheal occurrence among children of 6-59 months old (N=442) analyzed by bivariate logistic regression analysis, Adama district rural kebeles, January 2015.

Study variables		Diarrhea N=442			COR [95%CI]
		yes	/	NO
Child's age	36–59months	11		99	1
	6–11months	24		101	2.117[0.984–4.553]
	12–23months	21		78	2.640[1.169–5.962]*
	24–35months	9		100	0.883[0.458–1.701]
Child's sex	Male	39		193	1
	Female	26		184	1.430[0.837–2.444]
Child's care giver	Mother	62		371	1
	Other	3		6	2.992[0.729–12.276]
Child's care giver education	Secondary & above	5		20	1
	Have no formal education	45		268	1.489[0.532–4.169]
	Elementary	15		29	1.483[0.483–4.557]
Child's care giver marital status	Married	54		325	1
	Unmarried	10		29	0.482[0.222–1.045]
	Widowed	1		23	1.822[0.506–28.887]

^*Statistically significant with P<0.05, COR = Crude odd ratio, CI-confidence interval. HH- households, N=total population studied