Table 5.

Multivariable analysis of factors affecting the presence of faecal coliform in drinking water sources in North Gondar Zone, 2016 (n=736).

Variables	Presence of coliform at Source		Crude OR	Adjusted OR
	Yes	No	(95%CI)	(95%CI)
Educational status
Illiterate	271(62.9%)	160(37.1%)	1:00	1:00
read and write	36(58.1%)	26(41.9%)	0.82(0.48–1.4)	2.32(0.21–24.7)
1–8	66(48.9%)	69(51.1%)	0.5(0.38–0.83)*	0.41(0.13–1.25)
9–12	34(45.3%)	41(54.7%)	0.5(0.3–0.8)*	0.28(0.1–0.8)*
>12	9(27.3%)	24(72.7%)	0.2(0.1–0.5)*	0.32(0.06–1.6)
Religion
Orthodox	407(29%)	283(41%)	1:00	1:00
Protestant	1(16.7%)	5(83.3%)	5.7(2.6–12.6)	2.3(0.22–24.7)
Muslim	8(20%)	32(80%)	0.8(0.02–7.8)	0.03(0.008–1.09)
Income status
Up to 1000 ETB	260(61.5%)	163(38.5%)	1:00	1:00
1001 –2000 ETB	148(52.1%)	136(47.9%)	0.68(0.5–0.9)	0.78(0.4–1.5)
>2001 ETB	8(27.6%)	21(72.1%)	0.24(0.1–0.5)*	0.3(0.07–1.3)
Place of solid waste
Pit	88(52.4%)	80(47.6%)	1:00	1:00
Open field	325(58.5%)	231(41.5%)	1.3(0.9–1.8)	1.8(0.8–3.9)
Burning	3(25%)	9(75%)	0.3(008–1.15)	0.23(0.01–4.2)
Risk of contamination at the water source
Low risk	28(9.2%)	278(90.8%)	1:00	1:00
Medium risk	315(88.5%)	41(11.5%)	76.3(45–126)**	248(110–562)**
High risk	73(93.6%)	1(1.4%)	724.8(97–554)**	513(51–511)**
Presence of Latrine facility
Yes	303(62.9%)	179(37.1%)	0.48(0.35–0.65)*	0.29 (0.08–1.04)
No	113(44.5%)	141(55.5%)	1:00	1:00
Water shortage experience
Yes	298(64.6%)	163(35.4%)	1:00	1:00
No	118(42.9%)	157(57.1%)	0.41(0.3–0.5)**	0.25 (0.12–0.5)*

Note: 1.00 =Reference,

^*Significant at P value <0.05,

^**Significant at P value < 0.01