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Table 4 Predictors of ORT use in the multivariate analysis, Kersa district, Eastern Ethiopia, 2011

From: Predictors of Oral Rehydration Therapy use among under-five children with diarrhea in Eastern Ethiopia: a community based case control study

Variable

 

Model I OR (CI)

Model II OR (CI)

Final model OR (CI)

Age of the caregiver

<=30

1

 

1

 

>30

1.49 (0.96–2.30)

 

1.17 (0.70–1.95)

Educational status of the caregiver

Illiterate

1

 

1

 

Literate

1.33 (0.66–2.11)

 

1.03 (0.53–2.03)

Residence

Urban

1.19 (0.47–1.49)

 

1.07 (0.49–2.33)

 

Rural

1

 

1

Wealth index

Poor

1

 

1

 

Middle

1.16 (0.75–1.81)

 

1.35 (0.80–2.27)

 

Rich

1.60 (0.99–2.60)

 

1.43 (0.81–2.56)

Previous use of ORT

Yes

 

3.96 (2.59–5.81)**

4.05 (2.63–6.22)**

 

No

 

1

1

Had ORS at home during diarrhea

Yes

 

1.71 (0.79–3.70)

1.81 (0.83–3.92)

 

No

 

1

1

Seeking advice or treatment from HF

Yes

 

3.29 (2.11–5.15)**

3.25 (2.06–5.11)**

 

No

 

1

1

knowledge of ORT

Good

 

3.13 (2.00–4.90)**

3.09 (1.97–4.85)**

 

Poor

 

1

1

Perceived teething as cause of diarrhea

Yes

 

0.60 (0.38–0.97)*

0.61 (0.37–0.98)*

 

No

 

1

1

Number of signs identified to recognize dehydration

none

 

1

1

 

1

 

1.29 (0.73–2.28)

1.21 (0.67–2.20)

 

=>2

 

0.95 (0.34–2.63)

0.94 (0.33–2.65)

Access to ORS

Yes

 

1.85 (1.11–3.09)

1.76 (0.97–2.98)

 

No

 

1

1

  1. * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; HF= health facility.