Table 2.
Contextual factors related to ORS therapy use in children under 5 who had diarrhea in the 2-weeks before the survey.
| ORS therapy use for children under 5 who had diarrhea in the 2-weeks before the survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Subtotal | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | Χ2/p |
| Mother’s age in years | ||||
| 15-24 | 303 | 220 (72.8) | 83 (27.2) | |
| 25-34 | 669 | 489 (73.1) | 180 (26.9) | 14.80/0.034 |
| 35-49 | 249 | 149 (59.8) | 100 (40.2) | |
| Child age in months | ||||
| 0-11 | 329 | 247 (75.2) | 82 (24.8) | 5.28/0.272 |
| 12-35 | 604 | 408 (67.6) | 196 (32.4) | |
| 36-59 | 288 | 203 (70.5) | 85 (29.5) | |
| Child sex | ||||
| Male | 642 | 446 (69.5) | 196 (30.5) | 0.192/0.618 |
| Female | 578 | 412 (71.2) | 166 (28.8) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 1095 | 783 (71.6) | 311 (28.4) | |
| Urban | 126 | 75 (59.5) | 51 (40.5) | 7.082/0.038 |
| Household wealth | ||||
| Poor | 534 | 388 (72.6) | 147 (27.4) | 2.389/0.585 |
| Middle | 265 | 178 (67.2) | 87 (32.8) | |
| Rich | 422 | 293 (69.4) | 129 (30.6) | |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| No education | 763 | 549 (72.0) | 214 (28.0) | |
| Primary | 367 | 250 (68.2) | 117 (31.8) | 2.769/0.477 |
| Secondary and higher | 91 | 59 (64.9) | 32 (35.1) | |
| Husband/partner education | ||||
| No education | 489 | 352 (72.1) | 137 (27.9) | |
| Primary | 514 | 373 (72.7) | 140 (27.3) | 10.369/0.076 |
| Secondary and higher | 142 | 83 (58.4) | 59 (41.6) | |
| Mother’s employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 848 | 608 (71.7) | 240 (28.3) | |
| Employed | 373 | 251 (67.1) | 123 (32.9) | 2.321/0.265 |
| Husband/partner employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 89 | 61 (68.8) | 28 (31.2) | 0.610/0.786 |
| Employed | 1060 | 752 (71.0) | 308(29) | |
| Media exposure | ||||
| No | 797 | 573 (71.8) | 225 (28.2) | 2.262/0.282 |
| Yes | 423 | 286 (67.5) | 138 (32.5) | |
| Number of prenatal visit (last pregnancy) | ||||
| 0-3 | 683 | 510 (74.7) | 173 (25.3) | 20.238/0.001 |
| 4+ | 355 | 214 (60.3) | 141 (39.7) | |
| Visited health facility in the last 12 months | ||||
| No | 490 | 360 (73.4) | 130 (26.6) | 3.21/0.214 |
| Yes | 731 | 499 (68.2) | 232 (31.8) | |
| Total n (%) | 1221 | 858 (70.3) | 362 (29.7) | |
p Probability of significant associations (Pearson’s Chi-square); some subtotals are different from the total count in cross-tabulation because of missing data and/or cell count rounding. All numbers are weighted.