Table 4 Factors associated with safe children’s stool disposal in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

 Tigray

0.32(0.17–0.60)*

0.40 (0.17–0.90)**

 Affar

0.26(0.13–0.52)*

0.65 (0.29–1.46)

 Amhara

0.42(0.22–0.77)*

0.59(0.26–1.30)

 Oromiya

0.32(0.18–0.57)*

0.45(0.22–0.92)**

 Somali

0.26(0.14–0.47)*

0.67(0.33–1.36)

 Benishangul

0.77(0.41–1.43)

1.45(0.67–3.15)

 SNNP

1.24(0.71–2.17)

1.65(0.74–3.69)

 Gambela

0.40(0.20–0.79)*

0.48(0.21–1.09)

 Harari

0.57(0.30–1.08)

0.51(0.23–1.13)

 Addis Ababa

0.72(0.39–1.32)

0.17(0.07–0.40)**

 Dire Dawa

1

1

 Urban

2.88(1.95–4.26)*

3.12(1.86–5.22)**

 Rural

1

1

 No education

1

1

 Primary

1.52(1.21–1.91)*

1.12(0.86–1.46)

 Secondary

1.89(1.24–2.87)*

0.78(0.50–1.21)

 Higher

4.16(2.27–7.63)*

0.93(0.48–1.79)

 Orthodox

1

1

 Catholic

0.75(0.24–2.35)

0.69(0.22–2.11)

 Protestant

2.14(1.50–3.06)*

1.36(0.86–2.16)

 Muslin

0.75(0.54–1.05)

1.06(0.69–1.63)

 Traditional

0.34(0.09–1.33)

1.02(0.49–2.11)

 Other

1.14(0.37–3.47)

1.07(0.38–2.99)

 Poorest

1

1

 Poorer

1.89(1.33–2.67)*

1.93(1.39–2.68)**

 Middle

3.30(2.32–4.70)*

3.26(2.27–4.68)**

 Richer

3.76(2.54–5.55)*

3.64(2.46–5.38)**

 Richest

4.46(2.96–6.71)*

4.54(2.89–7.12)**

 Yes

1.77(1.40–2.23)*

1.18(0.87–1.60)

 No

1

1

 Yes

2.46(1.84–3.31)*

1.45(0.99–2.12)

 No

1

1

 Yes

2.31(1.56–3.42)*

1.21(0.77–1.89)

 No

1

1

 Male

1

 Female

1.14(0.94–1.40)

 Yes

1.52(1.17–1.97)*

1.27(0.97–1.68)

 No

1

1

 Improved

1.95(1.42–2.67)*

0.99(0.66–1.47)

 Unimproved

1

1

 Improved

1.57(1.19–2.07)*

1.04(0.80–1.36)

 Unimproved

1

1

 0–5 months

1

1

 6–11 months

1.64(1.28–2.11)*

1.57(1.17–2.09)**

 12–17 months

1.43(1.05–1.94)*

1.39(1.00–1.95)**

 18–23 months

1.53(1.16–2.03)*

1.43(1.03–1.99)**

 15–24

1

1

 25–34

1.49(1.19–1.87)*

1.31(1.00–1.72)**

  > 34

1.41(1.06–1.88)*

1.44(1.04–2.01)**