Table 3.

Multivariate risk factors associated with antimicrobial use before hospitalization

Indicator	Adjusted OR (95% CI); P value
Distance of facility > 5 miles from residence	1.40 (1.20, 1.63); < 0.001
Zinc (1 = yes, 0 = no)	3.76 (2.92, 4.85); < 0.001
Oral rehydration solution (1 = yes, 0 = no)	2.81 (2.38, 3.32); < 0.001
Vomiting (1 = yes, 0 = no)	1.37 (1.16, 1.61); < 0.001
Maximum no. of stool > 10 times/24 hours	1.92 (1.64, 2.25); < 0.001
Duration of diarrhea (> 3 days)	2.72 (2.28, 3.24); < 0.001
Rotavirus (1 = yes, 0 = no)	1.61 (1.34, 1.92); < 0.001

CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Dependent variable: 1 = used antimicrobials before hospitalization, 0 = not used antimicrobials before hospitalization.