Table 3.

Characteristics of patients between urban and rural healthcare facilities, Bangladesh, 2010–2011

Characteristic	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Age (0 = 20–39 years, 1 = 40–59 years, 2 ⩾ 60 years)
20–39 years	—
40–59 years	0·28 (0·23–0·35)	<0·001
⩾60 years	0·15 (0·11–0·20)	<0·001
Male sex (1 = male, 0 = female)	2·32 (1·93–2·78)	<0·001
Illiteracy of patients (1 = illiterate, 0 = literate)	3·02 (2·46–3·71)	<0·001
Use of non-sanitary toilet (1 = non-sanitary toilet, 0 = sanitary toilet)	0·07 (0·06–0·08)	<0·001
Presence of fever (1, ⩾37·8 °C; 0, <37·8 °C)	0·05 (0·03–0·07)	<0·001
History of abdominal pain (1 = yes, 0 = no)	0·35 (0·29–0·43)	<0·001
Dysentery (1 = dysentery, 0 = non-dysentery)	0·22 (0·14–0·35)	<0·001
Duration of diarrhoea (1, >1 day; 0, ⩽1 day)	1·67 (1·37–2·04)	<0·001
Dehydration (1 = some or severe, 0 = none)	6·57 (5·23–8·27)	<0·001
Use of antimicrobials at home (1 = yes, 0 = no)	1·79 (1·43–2·24)	<0·001

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Outcome variables: age, male sex, illiteracy of patients, use of non-sanitary toilet, presence of fever, history of abdominal pain, dysentery, duration of diarrhoea, dehydration, and use of antimicrobials at home.

Main exposure: study area, urban vs. rural (diarrhoeal hospital facilities were the reference category).

Adjusted factors: monthly family income, body mass index, and frequency of stool (>10 times in last 24 h).