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Table 3.

factors associated with contracting watery diarrhoea in the Mzilikazi clinic catchment area, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2020

Variable	Exposure Status	Cases n=106 (%)	Controls n=106 (%)	cOR (95% CI)	P-value	aOR (95% CI)	P-value
Age under-five years	Yes	21 (19.8)	7 (6.6)	3.49 (1.42-8.62)*	<0.01	5.73 (2.06-15.89)**	<0.01
Age under-five years	No	85 (80.2)	99 (93.4)	3.49 (1.42-8.62)*	<0.01	5.73 (2.06-15.89)**	<0.01
Female	Yes	62 (58.5)	47 (44.3)	1.77 (1.03-3.05)*	0.04	1.72 (0.93-3.20	0.08
Female	No	44 (41.5)	59 (55.7)	1.77 (1.03-3.05)*	0.04	1.72 (0.93-3.20	0.08
Eating cold foods in the last 7 days	Yes	41 (38.7)	26 (24.5)	1.94 (1.08-3.50)*	0.03	1.61 (0.81-3.22)	0.17
Eating cold foods in the last 7 days	No	65 (61.3)	80 (75.5)	1.94 (1.08-3.50)*	0.03	1.61 (0.81-3.22)	0.17
Drinking borehole water	Yes	68 (64.2)	42 (39.6)	2.73 (1.56-4.75)*	<0.01	2.66 (1.41-5.00)**	<0.01
Drinking borehole water	No	38 (35.8)	64 (60.4)	2.73 (1.56-4.75)*	<0.01	2.66 (1.41-5.00)**	<0.01
Store water in open container	Yes	42 (39.6)	22 (20.8)	2.51 (1.36-4.61)*	<0.01	2.76 (1.38-5.53)**	0.01
Store water in open container	No	64 (60.4)	84 (79.2)	2.51 (1.36-4.61)*	<0.01	2.76 (1.38-5.53)**	0.01
Boiling drinking water	Yes	24 (22.6)	49 (46.2)	0.34 (0.19-0.62)*	<0.01	0.39 (0.20-0.75)**	<0.01
Boiling drinking water	No	82 (77.4)	57 (53.8)	0.34 (0.19-0.62)*	<0.01	0.39 (0.20-0.75)**	<0.01
Use soap for hand-washing	Yes	64 (60.4)	81 (76.4)	0.47 (0.26-0.85)*	0.01	0.45 (0.23-0.88)**	0.02
Use soap for hand-washing	No	42 (39.6)	25 (23.6)	0.47 (0.26-0.85)*	0.01	0.45 (0.23-0.88)**	0.02

*: significant variable in bivariate analysis, **: significant variable in multivariate analysis, cOR crude odds ratio, aOR: adjusted odds ratio, 95%CI 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance at p-value< 0.05