Table 1 Mother/caregiver-related and other socio-economic and demographic factors in semi-urban areas of Gelsha, Northeast Ethiopia, January to March 2019
Variables | Number (N = 335) | Acute diarrhea | COR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Yes | No | |||
n | n | ||||
Age of mothers/caregivers (years) | |||||
< 25 | 45 (13.4) | 6 | 39 | 1.05 (0.38–2.87) | 0.927 |
25–34 | 165 (49.3) | 15 | 150 | 0.37 (0.32–1.44) | 0.313 |
> 35 | 125 (37.3) | 16 | 109 | Ref | |
Mothers’/caregivers’ education status | |||||
Illiterate | 134 (40) | 22 | 112 | 2.44 (1.2–4.9) | 0.012 |
Literate | 201 (60) | 15 | 186 | Ref | |
Mothers’/caregivers’ marital status | |||||
Unmarried | 61 (18.2) | 7 | 49 | 1.18 (0.49–2.85) | |
Married | 274 (81.8) | 30 | 249 | Ref | |
Household size (persons) | |||||
≤ 5 | 235 (70.1) | 24 | 211 | Ref | |
> 5 | 100 (29.2) | 13 | 87 | 1.3 (0.64–2.7) | 0.460 |
House ownership | |||||
Own | 297 (88.7) | 32 | 265 | Ref | 0.240 |
Rent | 38 (11.3) | 5 | 33 | 1.25 (0.46–3.44) | 0.180 |
Wealth index | |||||
Poor | 142 (42.4) | 17 | 125 | 0.7 (0.28–1.73) | 0.440 |
Medium | 144 (43.0) | 12 | 132 | 0.47 (0.18–1.22) | 0.120 |
Rich | 49 (14.6) | 8 | 41 | Ref | |