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Table 2 Association of diarrhea and respiratory infections in the previous 2 weeks with potential risk factors

From: Factors associated with diarrhea and acute respiratory infection in children under two years of age in rural Bangladesh

Variables

Observations with diarrhea

Observations with ALRI

Observations with AURI

%

AOR

(95% CI)

%

AOR

(95% CI)

%

AOR

(95% CI)

Maternal depression score in the top decile

 Yes

9.7

1.58 (1.31, 1.90)

17.7

1.29 (1.10, 1.51)

30.6

–

 No

6.0

–

12.7

–

30.3

–

Type of toilet

 Best

5.3

–

11.1

–

29.4

–

 Intermediate

6.7

–

16.5

1.31 (1.10, 1.56)

28.4

–

 Worst

6.7

–

13.0

0.94 (0.81, 1.09)

31.2

–

Garbage disposal

 Best

6.5

–

12.7

–

30.2

–

 Worst

5.5

–

16.5

1.30 (1.13, 1.49)

29.8

–

Food insecurity

 Food secure

5.7

 

11.5

 

29.2

 

 Mild food insecurity

7.4

1.17 (0.92, 1.50)

14.5

1.21 (1.01, 1.45)

29.4

1.01 (0.89, 1.14)

 Moderate food insecurity

7.9

1.23 (1.01, 1.50)

17.8

1.59 (1.42, 1.78)

32.8

1.18 (1.07, 1.30)

 Severe food insecurity

8.1

1.33 (1.00, 1.75)

20.0

1.95 (1.55, 2.45)

34.2

1.24 (1.02, 1.51)

Family type

 Nuclear

6.6

 

13.1

 

29.9

–

 Joint family

5.0

0.72 (0.61, 0.85)

14.1

–

30.9

–

Sex of the child

 Male

6.1

–

14.8

–

29.7

–

 Female

6.7

–

11.8

0.76 (0.68, 0.85)

30.4

–

  1. Multivariable adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for occurrence of diarrhea, ALRI and AURI in the previous 2 weeks before 6, 12, 18 and 24 months of age. Models are longitudinal and control for time point of data collection. First category for all predictors has been considered as the reference category. Dashes signify non-significant relationships and reference categories. Only the predictors that were significantly associated with at least one outcome are shown. AORs in boldface are statistically significant at p < 0.05; AORs not in boldface are not significant but are provided for completeness for all categories of those predictor variables