Table 5 Univariate associations of household and personal factors with presence of unclean faces in children (n = 269)
From: A cross-sectional survey of water and clean faces in trachoma endemic communities in Tanzania
Age of Child | % unclean | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1 years | 14.3% | 0.8 | 0.2-2.7 |
1-2 years | 43.2% | 3.4 | 1.1-11.0 |
2-3 years | 43.8% | 3.5 | 1.03-11.9 |
3-4 years | 49.1% | 4.3 | 1.3-14.5 |
4-5 years | 18.2% | REF | REF |
# other pre-school age children in household | % unclean | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
1 | 24.4% | REF | REF |
2 | 33.3% | 1.5 | 0.7-3.5 |
3 | 37.7% | 1.9 | 0.8-4.4 |
4+ | 54.8% | 3.8 | 1.4-10.3 |
Amount of water stored in Household (L) | % unclean | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
< 40 | 28.2% | 0.5 | 0.3-0.99 |
40-60 | 66.7% | 2.6 | 1.1-6.8 |
60-80 | 32.0% | 0.6 | 0.2-1.7 |
80-100 | 8.3% | 0.1 | 0.02-1.00 |
100+ | 42.7% | REF | REF |
Reasons Other Children's faces are not washed | % unclean | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
Water too Scarce: yes | 34.8% | 1.1 | 0.7-1.9 |
   no |  | 1.0 |  |
Mother is Lazy: yes | 17.0% | 0.3 | 0.1-0.7 |
   no |  | 1.0 |  |
Mother thinks it's not important:yes | 37.3% | 0.9 | 0.5-1.4 |
   no |  | 1.0 |  |
Mother too busy: yes | 37.4% | 0.9 | 0.5-1.5 |
   no: |  | 1.0 |  |