Table 5 Factors associated with improved child’s stool disposal in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

 Tigray

0.22(0.13–0.38)*

0.29(0.15–0.55)**

 Affar

0.11(0.05–0.25)*

0.25(0.13–0.47)**

 Amhara

0.03(0.01–0.11)*

0.05(0.02–0.19)**

 Oromiya

0.04(0.02–0.09)*

0.09(0.04–0.22)**

 Somali

0.36(0.19–0.65)*

2.61(1.06–6.42)**

 Benishangul

0.04(0.02–0.10)*

0.09(0.04–0.22)**

 SNNP

0.11(0.06–0.21)*

0.27(0.12–0.59)**

 Gambela

0.17(0.09–0.35)*

0.16(0.07–0.36)**

 Harari

0.45(0.24–0.83)*

0.37(0.19–0.72)**

 Addis Ababa

1.08(0.61–1.92)

0.26(0.13–0.51)**

 Dire Dawa

1

1

 Urban

14.77(9.29–23.49)*

1.859(0.90–3.84)

 Rural

1

1

 No education

1

1

 Primary

2.52(1.64–3.89)*

1.40(0.85–2.31)

 Secondary

9.14(5.03–16.61)*

1.90(0.93–3.89)

 Higher

15.27(8.20–28.45)*

1.62(0.73–3.62)

 Poorest

1

1

 Poorer

2.12(1.02–4.42)*

4.50(2.06–9.84)**

 Middle

2.33(0.88–6.19)*

4.91(1.92–12.55)**

 Richer

6.65(3.10–14.27)*

12.53(5.59–28.10)**

 Richest

39.43(20.22–76.88)*

20.23(8.59–47.66)**

 Yes

2.58(1.76–3.78)*

0.92(0.55–1.55)

 No

1

1

 Yes

8.73(5.88–12.94)*

2.23(1.19–4.15)**

 No

1

1

 Yes

5.08(3.30–7.81)*

0.99(0.51–1.91)

 No

1

1

 Yes

1.11(0.68–1.82)

 No

1

 Improved

4.58(2.78–7.54)*

1.55(0.91–2.66)

 Unimproved

1

1

 0–5 months

1

 6–11 months

1.60(0.96–2.68)

 12–17 months

1.52(0.96–2.39)

 18–23 months

1.59(0.92–2.74)

 15–24

1

 25–34

1.21(0.83–1.77)

  > 34

0.94(0.53–1.66)