Table 3 Bivariable analysis of water-related factors with acute diarrhea in Woldia Town, northeast Ethiopia, March to June 2018
Variable | Frequency | Acute diarrhea | COR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | Yes | No | |||
n(%) | n(%) | ||||
Main source of drinking water | |||||
Public tap | 91(18.8) | 29(31.9) | 62(68.1) | 3.52(1.41-7.17) | 0.001 |
Protected well | 44(9.1) | 11(25.0) | 33(75.0) | 2.51(1.17-5.40) | 0.019 |
Protected spring | 42(8.7) | 9(21.4) | 33(78.6) | 2.05(0.91-4.62) | 0.084 |
Private tap | 307(63.4) | 36(11.7) | 271(88.3) | 1 | |
Walking time to obtain drinking water from main source | |||||
30 minutes or longer | 81(16.7) | 21(25.9) | 60(74.1) | 1.85(1.14-4.62) | 0.030 |
Less than 30 minutes | 403(83.3) | 64(15.9) | 339(84.1) | 1 | |
SDGs water supply safely managed criteria | |||||
Quantity of water consumption per capita per day | |||||
<20 liters | 320(66.1) | 73(22.8) | 247(77.2) | 3.74(1.97-7.12) | <0.001 |
≥20 liters | 164(33.9) | 12(7.3) | 152(92.7) | 1 | |
Water supply interruption during the past two weeks (reliability of water supply) | |||||
Yes | 363(75.0) | 68(18.7) | 295(81.3) | 1.41(0.79-2.51) | 0.243 |
No | 121(25.0) | 17(14.1) | 104(85.9) | 1 | |
Water source connection | |||||
In-house connection | 98(20.2) | 6(6.1) | 92(93.9) | 1 | |
Yard connection | 207(42.8) | 30(14.5) | 177(85.5) | 2.60(1.04-6.47) | 0.040 |
Connection outside the compound | 179(37.0) | 49(27.4) | 130(72.6) | 5.77(2.05-14.07) | <0.001 |
Bacteriological water quality and chemical contamination of main source of drinking watera | |||||
Water storage duration during the past two weeks | |||||
≥3 days | 217(44.8) | 39(18.0) | 178(82.0) | 1.05(0.66-1.68) | 0.831 |
<3 days | 267(55.2) | 46(17.2) | 221(82.8) | 1 | |
Container used to store water | |||||
Plastic bucket with lid/pot with lid | 256(52.9) | 209(81.6) | 47(18.4) | 1.12(0.70-1.80) | 0.625 |
Small-necked jerry cans with lid | 228(47.1) | 38(16.7) | 190(83.3) | 1 | |
Frequency of cleaning of water storage container | |||||
Weekly | 157(32.4) | 23(14.6) | 134(85.4) | 0.73(0.43-1.26) | 0.259 |
Once per two weeks | 58(12.0) | 11(19.0) | 47(81.0) | 1.00(0.49-2.06) | 0.999 |
Always before fetching water | 269(55.6) | 51(19.0) | 218(81.0) | 1 | |
Home-based water treatment | |||||
No | 435(89.9) | 79(18.2) | 356(81.8) | 1.59(0.65-3.87) | 0.306 |
Yes | 49(10.1) | 6(12.2) | 43(87.8) | 1 | |