Table 4.

Variables related to childhood diarrheal occurrence analyzed by multivariate logistic regression (N=442), Adama district rural kebeles, Eastern Ethiopia, January 2015.

Study variables		AOR [95%CI]
Child's age	36–59months	1
	6–11months	0.692[0.287–1.666]
	12–23months	1.633[0.605–4.407]
	24–35months	0.667[0.270–1.647]
HH drinking water source	Protected	1
	Un protected	0.889[0.408–1.936]
Animal presence in HH	No	1
	Yes	1.256[0.612–2.578]
Child stool Disposal	Proper	1
	Improper	1.433[0.723–2.838]
Child weaning age	On breast feeding	1
	<1year	1.376[0.579–3.273]
	?1year	0.679[0.315–1.464]
Child immunization	Complete	1
	Not complete	1.125[0.412–3.072]
Hand washing practice during critical time	Yes	1
	Some times	0.779[0.265–2.285]
	No	2.221[1.044–4.729] *
HH latrine Presence	Yes	1
	No	1.160[0.565–2.383]
Latrine cleanness	Clean	1
	Un clean	1.193[0.486–2.929]
HH Environment Cleanness	Clean	1
	Unclean	0.826[0.362–1.885]
Care giver's hygiene	Hygienic	1
	Un hygienic	1.622[0.735–3.578]
Caregiver appropriate hand washing	Yes	1
	No	1.061 [0.467–2.409]
HH hand washing facilities presence	Yes	1
	No	0.912[0.412–2.021]
Human feces around house	No	1
	Yes	0.670[0.235–1.380]
Animal feces around house	No	1
	Yes	1.256[0.612–2.578]

^*Statistically significant with P<0.05, AOR =Adjusted odd ratio

HH- households, CI-confidence interval, N=total population studied