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Table 2 Child characteristics among cases and controls in Dessie City, northeastern Ethiopia, January–February 2018

From: Priorities for intervention to prevent diarrhea among children aged 0–23 months in northeastern Ethiopia: a matched case-control study

Variable

Category

Case

(N = 119)

Control

(N = 238)

Unadjusted mCOR (95% CI)

p-value

n(%)

n(%)

Child’s age (months)

<  6 

11(9.2)

24(10.1)

N/A

 

6–11 

36(30.3)

70(29.4)

 

12–23 

72(60.5)

144(60.5)

 

Child’s sex

Male

60(50.4)

116(48.7)

Ref

 

Female

59(49.6)

122(51.3)

0.93(0.59–1.47)

0.756

Place of child’s birth

At health facility

112(94.1)

229(96.2)

Ref

 

At home

7(5.9)

9(3.8)

0.93(0.59–1.47)

0.365

Exclusive breastfeeding of the child

No

23(19.3)

84(35.3)

2.28(1.42–4.56)

0.002

Yes

96(80.7)

154(64.7)

Ref

 

Current child feeding status

Breast milk with complementary food

78(65.5)

169(71.0)

1.68(0.42–6.68)

0.462

Complementary food only

44(18.5)

44(18.5)

2.77(0.69–11.2)

0.152

Breast milk only

10(8.4)

25(10.5)

Ref

 

Complementary feeding method of child

With hand

28(23.5)

49(21.9)

2.38(1.16–4.87)

0.018

Bottle

9(7.6)

7(3.1)

1.46(0.23–9.04)

0.682

Spoon/cup

17(14.3)

73(32.6)

Ref

 

With all of the above

65(54.6)

95(42.4)

2.73(1.50–4.99)

0.001

Vaccination completed based on the child’s age

Yes

110(92.4)

214(89.9)

Ref

 

No

9(7.6)

24(10.1)

0.70(0.30–1.64)

0.416

  1. N/A, not applicable to analysis since child age was a matching variable
  2. Ref, reference category; Unadjusted mOR, unadjusted matched crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval