Table 6.
An association between residence and selected health related factors among caregivers of under-five children's Doba woreda, Oromia, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Rural | Urban | COR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home management practice | ||||
| Good | 48 | 72 | 0.212(0.14, 0.33) | 0.001 |
| Poor | 286 | 91 | 1.0 | |
| Level of knowledge | ||||
| Poor | 230 | 35 | 6.75(4.43, 10.03) | 0.001 |
| Good | 145 | 149 | 1.0 | |
| Two week history of diarrhea | ||||
| No | 275 | 158 | 0.46(0.29,0.75) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 97 | 26 | 1.0 | |
| Educational status | ||||
| No/Informal education∗ | 222 | 25 | 9.2(5.7,14.7) | 0.001 |
| Formal education∗∗ | 153 | 159 | 1.0 | |
| Household size | ||||
| Less than five | 185 | 131 | 0.39(0.27,0.58) | 0.001 |
| Greater or equal to five | 190 | 53 | 1.0 | |
| Place of delivery | ||||
| Home | 185 | 37 | 3.96(2.9,5.9) | 0.001 |
| Health facility | 188 | 147 | 1.0 | |
| Awareness on SSS∗∗∗? | ||||
| No | 287 | 99 | 2.8(1.9, 4.1) | 0.00 |
| Yes | 88 | 85 | 1.0 | |
| Awareness on yogurt? | ||||
| No | 294 | 141 | 1.1(0.7, 1.68) | 0.64 |
| Yes | 81 | 43 | 1.0 | |
| Awareness on Zinc? | ||||
| No | 234 | 32 | 7.8(5.1, 12) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 141 | 152 | 1.0 |
COR= Crude odds ratio, CI= confidence Interval, “1.0” indicates reference group, ∗=can't read and write and informal education, ∗∗= primary, secondary, tertiary, SSS∗∗∗ “salt sugar solution”