Table 4 Multivariate analysis of diarrheal disease among under five years children in Kamashi district, Beni Shangul Gumuz region, West Ethiopia,2018(n = 717)
Variables | Category | Acute diarrhea | COR(95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Educational status of mother | Illiterate | 35 (13) | 236 (87) | 1.12 (0.70–1.8) | 0.59 (0.2–1.5) |
Primary | 51 (14) | 308 (86) | 1.76 (0.9–3.3) | 0.57 (0.2–1.4) | |
Secondary | 18 (20.7) | 69 (79.3) | 1 | ||
Child Age Category | ≤6 months | 12 (14.5) | 71 (85.5) | 1.54 (0.98–2.42) | 0.57 (0.2–1.6) |
7 to 24 months | 58 (16.8) | 288 (83.2) | 1.01 (0.45–2.30) | ||
≥25 months | 34 (11.8) | 254 (88.2) | 1 | ||
Family Size | ≤5 | 74 (16) | 386 (84) | 1 | |
≥6 | 30 (11.7) | 227 (88.3) | 1.03 (1.01–2.18) | 1.13 (0.6–2.1) | |
Frequency of latrine utilization | Always | 92 (14.2) | 557 (85.8) | 1 | |
Sometimes | 8 (26.7) | 22 (73.3) | 2.55 (1.08–6.00) | 2.32 (0.6–8.9) | |
Latrine cleanness | Yes | 49 (8) | 558 (92) | 1 | |
No | 51 (70.8) | 21 (29.2) | 27.66 (15.39–49.7) | 11.48 (5.6–23.4) ** | |
Availability of hand washing facility | Yes | 26 (5) | 471 (95) | 1 | |
No | 74 (40.7) | 108 (59.3) | 12.41 (7.58–20.34) | 7.07 (3.8–13.0) ** | |
Presence of solid waste pit | Yes | 28 (7.4) | 349 (82.6) | 1 | |
No | 76 (22.4) | 264 (67.6) | 3.59 (2.26–5.69) | 1.78 (1.1–3.4) | |
Source of water (Public tab/pipe) | Protected | 98 (14) | 601 (86) | 1 | |
Unprotected | 6 (33) | 12 (67) | 3.07 (1.13–8.36) | 0.86 (0.15–4.90) | |
Hand washing practice at a critical time of hand washing time | Yes | 31 (10) | 288 (90) | 1 | |
No | 73 (18.3) | 325 (81.7) | 2.30 (1.35–6.63) | 5.92 (2.58–13.7) ** | |
Initiation of supplementary food | Before 6 months | 14 (56) | 11 (44) | 8.55 (3.75–19.23) | 6.49 (2.01–20.96) ** |
After 6 months | 90 (13) | 602 (87) | 1 | ||
Water store by jerrican | Yes | 100 (14) | 609 (86) | 1 | |
No | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 6.09 (1.50–25.00) | 8.60 (1.51–48.84) ** | |