Table 4.

The adjusted ORs (CI) for the studied covariates from binary multivariable logistic regression models for children experiencing ARI for Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan

Variables (reference category) levels	OR of ARI (95% CI)
	Bangladesh	Nepal	Pakistan
Age of child (36+ months)
0–11	2.21* (1.66 to 2.92)	1.99* (1.23 to 2.79)	1.49* (1.30 to 1.72)
12–35	1.74* (1.36 to 2.22)	2.12* (1.54 to 2.91)	1.49* (1.32 to 1.68)
Place of residence (urban)
Rural	1.10 (0.83 to 1.45)	0.66† (0.41 to 1.07)	1.14† (0.98 to 1.34)
Mother’s education (secondary or higher)
Incomplete primary	1.31 (0.88 to 1.96)	0.86 (0.54–1.38)	1.35* (1.13 to 1.62)
Incomplete secondary	1.63* (1.14 to 2.33)	1.02 (0.64 to 1.63)	1.24** (1.04 to 1.49)
Mother’s access to mass media (have access)
No access	0.96 (0.75 to 1.22)	1.02 (0.69 to 1.49)	0.99 (0.87 to 1.12)
Age of mother at the time of survey (30–49 years)
15–19	1.47* (1.05 to 2.06)	0.95 (0.55 to 1.64)	1.29 (0.93 to 1.78)
20–29	1.20 (0.91 to 1.57)	1.01 (0.74 to 1.38)	1.02 (0.91 to 1.13)
Wealth status (high)
Low	2.25* (1.36 to 3.70)	2.25** (1.08 to 4.69)	0.94 (0.74 to 1.20)
Middle	1.61* (1.08 to 2.41)	2.68* (1.41 to 5.10)	1.09 (0.90 to 1.31)
Household cooking fuel (ideal)
Not ideal	1.62* (1.22 to 2.16)	1.31† (0.96 to 1.79)	1.01 (0.88 to 1.16)
No of adults per room (up to two adults per room)
More than two adults	0.95 (0.77 to 1.17)	1.03 (0.79 to 1.36)	0.96 (0.86 to 1.08)
Household floor material (not mud)
Floor made of mud	0.77 (0.55 to 1.08)	1.04 (0.67 to 1.31)	0.92 (0.79 to 1.07)

*p<0.01.

**p<0.05.

†p<0.1.

ARI, acute respiratory infection.