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Table 1 Comparison of Characteristics of study factors by rotavirus status among children admitted with acute diarrhoea.

From: Prevalence and factors associated with rotavirus infection among children admitted with acute diarrhea in Uganda

Factor

Rotavirus

positive

n [%]

[N = 177]

Rotavirus negative

n [%]

[N = 213]

OR

95% CI

P value

Age of child (Median {IQR})

10 { 7}

11 {11}

  

0.10*

Age of caregiver (Median {IQR})

24 { 8}

23 { 8}

  

0.36*

Breast feeding

128 [73.2]

110 [51.6]

2.4

1.5 - 3.7

< 0.001

Age < 24 months

I67[94.3]

182 [85.4]

2.8

1.3 - 5.9

0.004

Sex (male)

104 [58.8]

131 [61.5]

0.9

0.6 - 1.3

0.58

Caregiver age < 20 years

47 [26.6]

63 [29.6]

0.9

0.6 - 1.3

0.51

Mothers education: Secondary and above

93 [52.5]

81 [38]

1.8

1.2 - 2.7

0.004

Occupation: housewife

95[53.6]

119 [55.8]

0.9

0.6 - 1.3

0.66

Household contact with diarrhoea

22 [1.2]

26 [1.2]

1.0

0.6 - 1.9

0.95

Safe water

164 [92.7]

206 [96.7]

0.4

0.1 - 1.0

0.07

Waste disposal: proper

163 [92]

188 [88.2]

1.5

0.7 - 3.0

0.20

4 or more people in house

56 [31.6]

64 [30]

1.0

0.6 - 1.6

0.73

Diarrhoea less than 1 week

175 [98.9]

204 [95.8]

3.8

0.8 - 18.0

0.08

HIV infection

14 [7.9]

22 [10.3]

0.7

0.3 - 1.5

0.40

Dehydration

144 [81.3]

152 [71.3]

1.7

1.08 - 2.8

0.02

Wasting (Weight for height z score < -2 SD)

52 [24.4]

41 [23.1]

0.9

0.5 - 1.4

0.70

  1. * Mann Whitney U test
  2. IQR- Interquartile Range