Table 3. Multivariate analysis of factors associated with childhood diarrhea in Cambodia, 2014 using generalized mixed linear model (n=2,828).
Variables | Number | Diarrhea
% |
AOR | 95% CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | 2828 | N/A | 0.85 | 0.78-0.93 | 0.001 |
Maternal occupation | 0.002 | ||||
Employed | 2124 | 15.00 | 1 | ||
Unemployed | 704 | 20.78 | 1.43 | 1.14-1.78 | |
Child’s age (months) | 2828 | N/A | 0.86 | 0.78-0.94 | 0.001 |
Child’s sex | 0.031 | ||||
Female | 1381 | 14.86 | 1 | ||
Male | 1448 | 17.94 | 1.25 | 1.02-1.53 | |
Toilet facility | 0.004 | ||||
Improved | 1189 | 13.61 | 1 | ||
Unimproved | 1640 | 18.49 | 1.17 | 1.05-1.31 | |
Disposal of children’s stool | 0.011 | ||||
Sanitary | 1987 | 14.99 | 1 | ||
Unsanitary | 841 | 19.85 | 1.32 | 1.06-1.64 |
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.