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Table 6 Association between food-hygiene practices and diarrhea among children aged 12 – 59 months (n = 274)

From: Association of food-hygiene practices and diarrhea prevalence among Indonesian young children from low socioeconomic urban areas

Determinants

Food-hygiene practice

Diarrhea

%

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

AdjustedaOR (95% CI)

All children

  Poor

11

1.15 (0.51–2.60)

1.33 (0.57–3.14)

 

  Better

9

1.00

1.00

 

  p-value

 

0.73

0.51

Stratified by age group

   

  ≤ 2 y (n = 93)

  Poor

23

2.63 (0.78–8.89)

4.55 (1.08–19.10)*

 

  Better

10

1.00

1.00

 

  p-value

 

0.12

0.04*

  > 2 y (n = 181)

  Poor

5

0.55 (0.17–1.78)

0.62 (0.18–2.14)

 

  Better

9

1.00

1.00

 

p-value

 

0.32

0.38

  1. Note: Poor food-hygiene practice (score ≤19 of 36 score); good practice (score >19 of 36 score).
  2. aAdjusted for age (continuous), weight-for-height z-score (continuous) and number of under-five children living under the same roof (>1/1).
  3. *Statistical significant at p < 0.05, X 2 test.
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