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. 2019 Nov 5;34:128. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.128.17997

Table 6.

Distribution of cases and controls by different hygiene and sanitation practice, July 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hygiene/sanitation Cases (n=100) Controls (n=200) OR 95% CI P value
Open defecation 11 (11.0%) 3 (1.5%) 8.12 2.20-29.81 0.001*
Defecation in river 1 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) 2.01 0.12-32.48 1.000
Latrine 86 (86.0%) 191 (95.5%) 0.29 0.12-0.69 0.004
Wash Hands +Soap Before Eating 43 (43.0%) 141 (70.5%) 0.32 0.19-0.52 0.000
Wash Hands + Soap After Defecation 44 (44.0%) 155 (77.5%) 0.22 0.14-0.38 0.000
Dispose refuse in River 3 (3.0%) 5(2.5%) 1.20 0.28-5.15 1.000
Dispose refuse in Open pit 12 (12.0%) 25 (12.5%) 0.95 0.46-1.99 0.901
Open dumping 9 (9.0%) 20(10.0%) 0.89 0.39-2.03 0.782
Dispose refuse by burning 7 (7.0%) 0 - - -
*

P-value less than 0.05 is statistically significant