Table 2.
Factors associated with acute respiratory infection among Under-five years children attending Pediatrics ward at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 422)
| Variables | Category | ARI | COR(95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||||
| Child sex | Male | 58(50.4) | 153(49.8) | 1 | ||
| Female | 57(49.6) | 154(50.2) | 0.98(0.64, 1.50) | 0.913 | – | |
| Maternal age (years) | 16–27 | 27(23.5) | 79(25.7) | 1.79(0.90,3.58) | 0.097 | 1.95(1.03,3.70)* |
| 28–33 | 36(31.3) | 73(25.8) | 2.59(1.33,5.04) | 0.005 | 2.73(1.40,5.34)** | |
| 34–42 | 36(31.3) | 71(23.1) | 2.66(1.36,5.19) | 0.004 | 1.12(0.52,2.42) | |
| > 42 | 16(13.9) | 84(27.4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current maternal marital status | not married | 45(39.1) | 134(43.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 70(60.9) | 173(56.4) | 1.20(0.78, 1.87) | 0.403 | – | |
| Residence | Urban | 89(77.4) | 149(48.5) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 26(22.6) | 158(51.5) | 3.63(2.22,5.93) | 0.000 | 2.27(1.18,4.39)* | |
| Maternal education | Illiterate | 17(14.8) | 105(34.2) | 0.33(0.19,0.59) | 0.000 | 0.63(0.30,1.30) |
| Literate | 98(85.2) | 202(65.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Meningitis | No | 109(28.9) | 268(71.1) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 6(13.3) | 39(86.7) | 0.38(0.16,0.92) | 0.032 | 0.22(0.08,0.55)** | |
| Mothers have information about hand washing | No | 7(9.3) | 68(90.7) | 4.41(1.96, 9.92) | 0.000 | 2.79(1.15,6.76)* |
| Yes | 108(31.2) | 238(68.8) | 1 | |||
| Child age (months) | Below 12 | 12(10.4) | 19(6.2) | 2.37(0.99, 5.68) | 0.053 | 3.39(1.19,9.65)* |
| 12–23 | 19(16.5) | 36(11.7) | 1.98(0.94,4.16) | 0.072 | 2.17(0.95,5.00) | |
| 24–35 | 28(24.3) | 68(22.1) | 1.54(0.80,2.99) | 0.198 | 1.82(0.86,3.82) | |
| 36–47 | 36(31.3) | 109(35.5) | 1.24(0.67,2.30) | 0.499 | 1.37(0.69,2.72) | |
| 48–59 | 20(17.4) | 75(24.4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maternal handwashing practice | Good | 86(32.8) | 176(67.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Poor | 29(18.1) | 131(81.9) | 0.45(0.28,0.73) | 0.001 | 0.57(0.31,1.05) | |
| Maternal handwashing knowledge | Good | 89(31.8) | 191(68.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Poor | 26(18.3) | 116(81.7) | 0.48(0.29,0.79) | 0.004 | 0.94(0.50,1.78) | |
| Maternal handwashing attitude | Good | 65(56.5) | 166(54.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Poor | 50(43.5) | 141(45.9) | 0.91(0.59, 1.39) | 0.653 | – | |
**Significant at p-value< 0.01, *Significant at p-value< 0.05, Hosmer and Lemshow =0.517 COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds Ratio, CI confidence interval