Table 9.

Predictors of diarrhoeal illness on multivariate analysis in children aged <5 years seeking medical care at Cairo University and Ain Shams University paediatric hospitals, Cairo, Egypt, 2004–2009

Age category	Variables	mOR (95% CI)	P value
All	Experiencing new food/drink in week prior to survey	3·0 (1·7–5·4)	0·0003
	Presence of a family member with diarrhoea	4·9 (2·8–8·4)	<0·0001
	Childcare outside home in week preceding the survey	2·6 (1·3–5·2)	0·007
0–6 months	Pacifier use	1·9 (1·0–3·5)	0·05
	Experiencing new food/drink in week prior to survey	3·9 (1·5–10·4)	0·006
	Presence of a family member with diarrhoea	2·9 (1·4–6·3)	0·006
7–12 months	Drinking tea in the week preceding the interview	0·2 (0·02–0·6)	0·004
	Presence of a family member with diarrhoea	9·4 (2·3–38·4)	0·001
	Having no soap for handwashing	6·3 (1·2–33·9)	0·03
13–59 months	Experiencing new food/drink in week prior to survey	7·7 (0·96–61·4)	0·05
	Presence of a family member with diarrhoea	7·9 (2·4– 26·3)	0·0007

mOR, Matched odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.