Table 3.

Frequency of concurrently reported symptoms amongst household members with diarrhoeal episodes and factors associated with seeking healthcare

	Frequency of symptoms (%)	Factors associated with seeking healthcare
		Univariate analysis a
		OR (95% CI)	p-value
Abdominal cramps	52 (59.8)	1.1 (0.4–2.9)	0.858
Headache	27 (31.0)	0.7 (0.2–2.1)	0.523
Loss of appetite	27 (31.0)	0.9 (0.3–2.7)	0.908
Fever	27 (31.0)	0.7 (0.2–2.1)	0.523
Myalgia	24 (27.6)	2.7 (1.0–7.4)	0.056
Respiratory symptoms b	17 (19.5)	0.8 (0.2–2.8)	0.738
Nausea	15 (17.2)	2.1 (0.7–6.8)	0.208
Watery stool	14 (16.1)	0.7 (0.2–2.8)	0.625
Vomiting	13 (14.9)	1.3 (0.4–4.6)	0.722
Blood in stool	4 (4.6)	2.9 (0.4–21.9)	0.301
Age group (years)
< 5	–	3.6 (0.7–17.8)	0.115
5–15		0.4 (0.1–1.9)	0.239
> 15		Referent	–
Female	–	0.8 (0.3–2.3)	0.634
International Wealth Index	–
		1.0 (1.0–1.1)	0.194

^a The following variables were assessed and retained in the multivariate model: myalgia (OR = 3.4 (95% CI, 1.2–10.2), p = 0.027) and age group (OR = 5.9 (95% CI, 1.1–31.4), p = 0.039, for children < 5 years compared to those > 15 years). ^b Respiratory symptoms included cough, coryza and shortness of breath