Table 4.
Factors associated with safe children’s stool disposal in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016
| Background characteristics | Child’s stool disposal practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe | Unsafe | |||
| Region | ||||
| Tigray | 88 | 216 | 0.32(0.17–0.60)* | 0.40 (0.17–0.90)** |
| Affar | 10 | 30 | 0.26(0.13–0.52)* | 0.65 (0.29–1.46) |
| Amhara | 261 | 499 | 0.42(0.22–0.77)* | 0.59(0.26–1.30) |
| Oromiya | 532 | 1316 | 0.32(0.18–0.57)* | 0.45(0.22–0.92)** |
| Somali | 42 | 129 | 0.26(0.14–0.47)* | 0.67(0.33–1.36) |
| Benishangul | 22 | 22 | 0.77(0.41–1.43) | 1.45(0.67–3.15) |
| SNNP | 508 | 328 | 1.24(0.71–2.17) | 1.65(0.74–3.69) |
| Gambela | 3 | 6 | 0.40(0.20–0.79)* | 0.48(0.21–1.09) |
| Harari | 4 | 6 | 0.57(0.30–1.08) | 0.51(0.23–1.13) |
| Addis Ababa | 50 | 55 | 0.72(0.39–1.32) | 0.17(0.07–0.40)** |
| Dire Dawa | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 297 | 201 | 2.88(1.95–4.26)* | 3.12(1.86–5.22)** |
| Rural | 1233 | 2414 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother educational level | ||||
| No education | 801 | 1699 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 535 | 744 | 1.52(1.21–1.91)* | 1.12(0.86–1.46) |
| Secondary | 120 | 134 | 1.89(1.24–2.87)* | 0.78(0.50–1.21) |
| Higher | 74 | 38 | 4.16(2.27–7.63)* | 0.93(0.48–1.79) |
| Religion (n = 4144) | ||||
| Orthodox | 502 | 902 | 1 | 1 |
| Catholic | 12 | 29 | 0.75(0.24–2.35) | 0.69(0.22–2.11) |
| Protestant | 469 | 389 | 2.14(1.50–3.06)* | 1.36(0.86–2.16) |
| Muslin | 515 | 1211 | 0.75(0.54–1.05) | 1.06(0.69–1.63) |
| Traditional | 11 | 59 | 0.34(0.09–1.33) | 1.02(0.49–2.11) |
| Other | 16 | 26 | 1.14(0.37–3.47) | 1.07(0.38–2.99) |
| Household wealth index (n = 4144) | ||||
| Poorest | 171 | 740 | 1 | 1 |
| Poorer | 274 | 629 | 1.89(1.33–2.67)* | 1.93(1.39–2.68)** |
| Middle | 381 | 500 | 3.30(2.32–4.70)* | 3.26(2.27–4.68)** |
| Richer | 345 | 398 | 3.76(2.54–5.55)* | 3.64(2.46–5.38)** |
| Richest | 358 | 348 | 4.46(2.96–6.71)* | 4.54(2.89–7.12)** |
| Listening to radio(n = 4144) | ||||
| Yes | 529 | 601 | 1.77(1.40–2.23)* | 1.18(0.87–1.60) |
| No | 1001 | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Watching television | ||||
| Yes | 417 | 345 | 2.46(1.84–3.31)* | 1.45(0.99–2.12) |
| No | 1112 | 2270 | 1 | 1 |
| Reading the newspaper or magazine | ||||
| Yes | 160 | 125 | 2.31(1.56–3.42)* | 1.21(0.77–1.89) |
| No | 1370 | 2490 | 1 | 1 |
| Sex of child (n = 4144) | ||||
| Male | 697 | 1283 | 1 | |
| Female | 832 | 1332 | 1.14(0.94–1.40) | |
| Diarrhea in the last two weeks (n = 4129) | ||||
| Yes | 305 | 365 | 1.52(1.17–1.97)* | 1.27(0.97–1.68) |
| No | 1222 | 2237 | 1 | 1 |
| Toilet facility | ||||
| Improved | 216 | 203 | 1.95(1.42–2.67)* | 0.99(0.66–1.47) |
| Unimproved | 1314 | 2412 | 1 | 1 |
| Source of drinking water | ||||
| Improved | 966 | 1364 | 1.57(1.19–2.07)* | 1.04(0.80–1.36) |
| Unimproved | 563 | 1251 | 1 | 1 |
| Age of the child (n = 4144) | ||||
| 0–5 months | 356 | 831 | 1 | 1 |
| 6–11 months | 438 | 621 | 1.64(1.28–2.11)* | 1.57(1.17–2.09)** |
| 12–17 months | 412 | 672 | 1.43(1.05–1.94)* | 1.39(1.00–1.95)** |
| 18–23 months | 323 | 491 | 1.53(1.16–2.03)* | 1.43(1.03–1.99)** |
| Mother’s age | ||||
| 15–24 | 373 | 842 | 1 | 1 |
| 25–34 | 839 | 1267 | 1.49(1.19–1.87)* | 1.31(1.00–1.72)** |
| > 34 | 318 | 506 | 1.41(1.06–1.88)* | 1.44(1.04–2.01)** |
CI = Confidence Interval, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, *Significant association (P < 0.05) crude, ** Significant association (p < 0.05) adjusted