Table 4. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of diarrhoeal disease with selected predictor variables among 6–59 months children in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia (June- August 2017).

Predictor Variables	Diarrhoea [N = 166)		COR (95%CI)	P-value	AOR (95%CI)	P -value
	Yes	No
Mother hand washing at all critical times
All practiced	1	36	Ref.		Ref.
Partially practiced	165	408	14.6[1.98, 107.06 ]	0.009**	15.42[2.02, 117.8]	0.008**
Source of drinking water of the family
Improved	17	123	Ref.		Ref.
Unimproved	149	321	3.36[1.95, 5.78 ]	0.000**	3.69 [2.030, 6.7]**	.000**
Mother’s washing with soap before child feeding
Always	36	150	Ref.		Ref
Some times	113	231	1.83[0.361, 0.94]	0.027**	2.04[1.63, 2.56]	0.030**
Never	17	63	2.36[0.35, 0.2.57]	.013**	3.706[2.67, 6.3]	0.000**
Child hand cleanness
Clean	86	281	Ref.		Ref.
Unclean	80	163	1.604[1.12, 2.300]	0.010**	1.16[.71, 1.89 ]	0.56
Habit of child soil playing [n = 578]
Never	10	38	Ref.		Ref.
Some times	113	231	0.552[0.31, 0.99]	0.045**	1.336[.378, 4.73]	.653
Regularly	35	150	1.12 [.588, 2.15]	0.123	1.66[.953, 2.88 ]	0.072
Solid waste disposal
Proper	22	29	Ref.		Ref.
Improper	144	415	2.19[1.22, 3.93]	0.009**	12.81[2.50, 65.62]	0.002**
Latrine presence
Yes	96	268	Ref.		Ref.
No	70	176	1.12[.78, 1.61]	0.556	1.02 [0.39, 2.72]	0.962
Finger nail status
Trimmed	76	239	Ref.		Ref.
Untrimmed	90	205	1.38 [.97, 1.98]	0.077	1.576[.598, 4.15 ]	0.358
Distance from water source
<30	45	150	Ref.		Ref.
30–59	60	153	0.765[.489, 1.20]	0.241	1.279[.364, 4.491]	0.701
60–120	61	141	0.69 [.443, 1.08 ]	0.110	1.079[.280, 4.155]	0.912
Child age(Months)
6–11	6	26	2.31 [.90, 5.947]	0.082	1.46[.48, 4.40]	0.507
12–23	38	70	0.982[.589, 1.638]	0.946	0.611[.342, 1.09]	0.095
24–35	41	119	1.55[.96, 2.50 ]	0.075	1.26 [.751, 2.13]	0.377
36–47	25	124	2.65[1.54, 4.53 ]	0.00**	2.57[1.45, 4.55 ]	0.001**
48–59	56	105	Ref.		Ref.
Household water treatment
Yes	46	104	0.798[.53, 1.20]	0.274	0.997[.63, 1.6]	0.997
No	120	340	Ref.		Ref.

** = statistically significant