Table 2.
Association of environmental characteristics with acute respiratory infections among under five children in southern Tigray public hospitals, Ethiopia 2016/2017 (cases 96, controls 192)
| Variables | Participant | COR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | ||
| House type | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Mud | 58 (63) | 131 (66.8) | 0.295 (0.48–1814) |
| Stone and bricks | 31 (33.7) | 63 (32.1) | 0.900 (0.530–1.528) |
| Iron sheet | 3 (3.3) | 2 (1) | 1 |
| Kitchen place | |||
| Inside house | 30 (32.6) | 70 (35.7) | 1.148 (0.679–1940) |
| Outside house | 62 (67.4) | 126 (64.3) | 1 |
| Kitchen have chimney | |||
| Yes | 50 (54.3) | 90 (45.9) | 1 |
| No | 42 (45.7) | 106 (54.1) | 1.402 (0.853–2.305) |
| Child carried on the back while cooking | |||
| Always | 6 (6.5) | 16 (8).2 | 0.858 (0.320–2.302) |
| Sometimes | 27 (29.3) | 45 (23) | 0.625 (0.218–1.791) |
| Never | 59 (64.1) | 135 (68.9) | 1 |
| Time stay in kitchen | |||
| One hour | 39 (42.4) | 95 (48.5) | 1 |
| Two hour | 48 (52.2) | 91 (49.5) | 0.830 (0.499–1.379) |
| Three hour | 5 (5.4) | 4 (2) | 0.328 (0.084–1.288) |
| Fuel type | |||
| Wood | |||
| Yes | 87 (84.6) | 174 (88.8) | 0.456 (0.166–1241) |
| No | 5 (5.4) | 22 (11.2) | 1 |
| Cow dung | |||
| Yes | 45 (49.9) | 110 (56.1) | 1.334 (1.001–4.973) |
| No | 47 (58.1) | 86 (44.9) | 1 |
| Charcoal | |||
| Yes | 36 (39.1) | 104 (53.1) | 1.758 (1.062–2.911) |
| No | 56 (60.9) | 92 (46.9) | 1 |
| Wood and cow dung | |||
| Yes | 38 (41.3) | 58 (29.6) | 0.597 (0.356–1.001) |
| No | 54 (58.7) | 138 (70.4) | 1 |
| Wood and charcoal | |||
| Yes | 33 (35.9) | 93 (47.4) | 1.164 (0.969–2.688) |
| No | 59 (64.1) | 103 (52.6) | 1 |
| Smoker in the house | |||
| Yes | 12 (13) | 4 (2) | 0.139 (0.043–0.444) |
| No | 80 (87) | 192 (98) | 1 |
OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, p Level of significance using chi-square test, p < 0.05 was considered significant