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Table 1 Bivariable analysis of socio-demographic and economic factors with acute diarrhea among children under five in Woldia Town, northeast Ethiopia, March to June 2018

From: Prevalence of acute diarrhea and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) associated factors among children under five in Woldia Town, Amhara Region, northeastern Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency

Acute diarrhea

COR (95% CI)

p-value

Yes

No

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

  

Mother’s/caregiver’s age (in years)

 20-29

105(21.7)

15(14.3)

90(85.7)

1

 

 30-39

241(49.8)

51(21.2)

190(78.8)

1.61(0.86-3.02)

0.137

 40-49

112(23.1)

13(11.6)

99(88.4)

0.79(0.36-1.75)

0.557

 ≥50

26(5.4)

6(23.1)

20(76.9)

1.80(0.62-5.21)

0.279

Ethnicity

 Amhara

462(95.5)

79(17.1)

383(82.9)

0.55(0.21-1.45)

0.230

 Other (Tigre, Agew and Oromo)

22(4.5)

6(27.3)

16(72.7)

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Religion

 Orthodox

335(69.2)

58(17.3)

277(82.7)

0.95(0.57-1.57)

0.829

 Muslim or Protestant

149(30.8)

27(18.1)

122(81.9)

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Mother’s/caregiver’s educational level

 No formal education

156(32.2)

38(24.4)

11875.6)

3.33(1.33-8.30)

0.010

 Primary

212(43.8)

34(16.0)

178(84.0)

1.97(0.79-4.93)

0.145

 Secondary

48(9.9)

7(14.6)

41(85.4)

1.76(0.55-5.62)

0.337

 College or above

68(14.1)

6(8.8)

62(91.2)

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Mother’s/caregiver’s occupation

 Day laborer

12(2.5)

6(50.0)

6(50.0)

5.68(1.74-18.55)

0.004

 Farmer

39(8.1)

13(33.3)

26(66.7)

2.84(1.34-6.02)

0.007

 Student

30(6.2)

6(20.0)

24(80.0)

1.42(0.54-3.71)

0.475

 Government employee

53(10.9)

7(13.2)

46(86.8)

0.86(0.36-2.06)

0.741

 Private employee

28(5.8)

6(21.4)

22(78.6)

1.55(0.58-4.08)

0.376

 Merchant

75(15.5)

10(13.3)

65(86.7)

0.87(0.41-1.85)

0.724

 Housewife

247(51.0)

37(15.0)

210(85.0)

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Marital status

 Married

365(75.4)

66(18.1)

299(81.9)

1.68(0.64-4.42)

0.296

 Widowed

31(6.4)

8(25.8)

23(74.2)

2.64(0.77-9.06)

0.122

 Divorced

45(9.3)

6(13.3)

39(86.7)

1.17(0.33-4.16)

0.809

 Single

43(8.9)

5(11.6)

38(88.4)

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Father’s occupation (N = 365)

 Farmer

154(42.2)

29(18.8)

125(81.2)

1.88(0.84-4.19)

0.122

 Day laborer

19(5.2)

8(42.1)

11(57.9)

5.89(1.87-18.52)

0.002

 Government employee

72(19.7)

10(13.9)

62(86.1)

1.31(0.50-3.42)

0.584

 Private employee

38(10.4)

10(26.3)

28(73.7)

2.89(1.07-7.87)

0.038

 Merchant

82(22.5)

9(11.0)

73(89.0)

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Father’s educational level (N = 365)

 No formal education

49(13.4)

11(22.4)

38(77.6)

2.86(1.06-7.68)

0.037

 Primary

199(54.5)

41(20.6)

158(79.4)

2.56(1.15-5.73)

0.022

 Secondary

30(8.2)

6(20.0)

24(80.0)

2.47(0.78-7.82)

0.124

 College or above

87(23.9)

8(9.2)

79(90.8)

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Household size (persons)

 >5

112(23.1)

26(23.2)

86(76.8)

1.60(0.95-2.70)

0.075

 ≤5

372(76.9)

59(15.9)

313(84.1)

1

 

House ownership

 Own

342(70.7)

61(17.8)

281(82.2)

0.82(0.37-1.80)

0.621

 Rent

99(20.4)

15(15.2)

84(84.8)

0.68(0.27-1.69)

0.400

 Neither own nor rent

43(8.9)

9(20.9)

34(79.1)

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Wealth index

 Lowest

97(20.0)

26(26.8)

71(73.2)

2.62(1.05-6.50)

0.038

 Second

152(31.4)

25(16.4)

127(83.6)

1.41(0.57-3.46)

0.458

 Middle

104(21.5)

16(15.4)

88(84.6)

1.30(0.50-3.37)

0.591

 Fourth

74(15.3)

11(14.9)

63(85.1)

1.25(0.45-3.45)

0.671

 Highest

57(11.8)

7(12.3)

50(87.7)

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  1. 1 reference category, COR crude odds ratio, CI confidence interval