Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression analyses of the risk factors associated with diarrhoea among children under five years in Pajule Subcounty, Pader District

Variables		Crude			Adjusted odds ratio, AOR
	n	Odds ratio, OR	95% CI	P value	Adjusted odds ratio, AOR	95% CI	P value
Sex of the child
Male	127	0.723	0.414–1.263	0.255
Female	117	1
Age of child (months)
0–12	69	1
13–24	98	0.804	0.412–1.568	0.522
25–36	44	0.973	0.424–2.233	0.949
37–48	16	2.857	0.594–13.736	0.190
49–59	17	1.905	0.493–7.355	0.350
Number of under five children
Up to one	115	1
Two or more	129	1.325	0.762–2.306	0.319
Caretaker
Mother	216	1
Others	28	1.578	0.611–4.075	0.346
Age of mother/child caretaker (years)
6 to 15	6	1			1
16 to 30	159	4.360	0.773–24.595	0.095	14.275	1.207–168.757	0.035
≥ 31	79	7.294	1.230–43.261	0.029	11.860	1.066–131.928	0.044
Education level of the mother or child caretaker
No formal education	27	0.757	0.276–2.076	0.588
Primary	166	0.930	0.462–1.874	0.840
Secondary and above	51	1
Number of household members/family size
Less than 5	111	1			1
6 to 9	94	1.214	0.676–2.181	0.516	0.934	0.431–2.024	0.863
10 to 15	39	6.500	1.880–3.895	0.003	7.185	1.353–38.147	0.021
Income status of the family
Poor	225	1.467	0.553–3.895	0.441
Rich	19	1
Source of drinking water
Borehole	20	1
Piped water	56	0.200	0.042–0.952	0.043			NS
Wells	168	0.270	0.060–1.207	0.087
Nature of water source
Protected	147	1			1
Unprotected	97	0.248	0.139–0.444	< 0.001	0.322	0.156–0.665	0.002
Houses shared with domestic animals
No	26	1
Yes	218	0.288	0.084–0.991	0.048			NS
Disposal of the youngest child’s stool
Proper way	197	1
Improper way	47	0.666	0.340–1.305	0.237
Latrine availability
Yes	195	1
No	49	0.721	0.370–1.404	0.336
Ownership of latrine
Shared	76	0.769	0.428–1.383	0.380
Privately	168	1
Environmental cleanliness
Clean/safe	174	1
Unclean/unhygienic	70	0.778	0.427–1.418	0.413
Handwashing facilities near the latrine
Yes	35	1
No	209	0.566	0.235–1.364	0.205
Availability of separate kitchen
Yes	192	1
No	52	0.420	0.222–0.795	0.008			NS
Racks for drying utensils
Yes	58
No	186	0.810	0.416–1.576	0.535
Warming of cold foods
Yes	149	0.305	0.172–0.541	< 0.001			NS
No	95
Boiling of drinking water
Yes	14	1
No	230	0.176	0.023–1.370	0.097
Age of child started supplementary food
Less than 6 months	26	1
6–12 months	203	2.195	0.958–5.033	0.063
> 12 months	15	5.571	1.042–29.780	0.045
Child weaning time
On breastfeeding	109	1			1
Weaning < 1 year	15	0.242	0.079–0.738	0.879	0.142	0.034–0.595	0.008
Weaning > 1 year	120	0.956	0.533–1.714	0.015	1.140	0.549–2.366	0.726
Mothers’ handwashing practices at critical times
Yes	152	1
No	92	0.281	0.158–0.499	< 0.001			NS
Immunization status of child
Yes	155	1
No	89	0.579	0.660–2.105	0.579

NS not significant

OR odd ratio

AOR adjusted odd ratio

CI confidence interval

Significant results are bold