Table 3 Association of diarrhea and respiratory infections in the previous 6 months with potential risk factors
Variables | Observations with diarrhea | Observations with cough or nasal discharge | Observations with cough or nasal discharge accompanied with fast breathing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | AOR (95% CI) | % | AOR (95% CI) | % | AOR (95% CI) | |
Maternal depression score in the top decile | ||||||
Yes | 31.0 | 1.43 (1.28, 1.60) | 92.0 | 1.44 (1.14, 1.83) | 28.1 | 1.38 (1.18, 1.62) |
No | 22.7 | – | 88.4 | – | 22.0 | – |
Type of toilet | ||||||
 Best | 21.4 | – | 85.4 | – | 19.1 | – |
 Intermediate | 23.9 | – | 90.4 | 1.26 (1.04, 1.53) | 26.0 | 1.18 (1.02, 1.36) |
 Worst | 24.4 | – | 89.8 | 1.10 (0.95, 1.27) | 22.9 | 1.00 (0.88, 1.14) |
Garbage disposal | ||||||
 Best | 23.6 | – | 88.6 | – | 22.0 | – |
 Worst | 23.8 | – | 90.0 | – | 26.0 | 1.17 (1.03, 1.33) |
Food insecurity | ||||||
 Food secure | 21.6 |  | 87.0 |  | 19.4 |  |
 Mild food insecurity | 26.7 | 1.15 (1.02, 1.30) | 92.8 | 1.43 (1.14, 1.79) | 28.8 | 1.11 (0.96, 1.28) |
 Moderate food insecurity | 28.1 | 1.26 (1.15, 1.39) | 92.8 | 1.31 (1.11, 1.54) | 29.0 | 1.33 (1.21, 1.45) |
 Severe food insecurity | 31.0 | 1.47 (1.22, 1.77) | 93.3 | 1.68 (1.17, 2.40) | 33.5 | 1.62 (1.33, 1.98) |
Sex of the child | ||||||
 Male | 24.3 | – | 89.7 | – | 24.4 |  |
 Female | 23.0 | – | 87.9 | 0.82 (0.72, 0.94) | 20.9 | 0.81 (0.73, 0.89) |
Maternal perception of infant condition at birth | ||||||
 Healthy | 23.5 | – | 88.6 | – | 22.5 | – |
 Not healthy | 25.4 | – | 91.9 | 1.49 (1.16, 1.91) | 25.0 | – |