Skip to main content

Table 4 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with childhood ALRI in Northwest Ethiopia, May 2018

From: Prevalence and risk factors of acute lower respiratory infection among children living in biomass fuel using households: a community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

Characteristics

ALRI status

Crude OR

(95% CI)

AOR

(95% CI)

No

Yes

Gender of child

 Female

2252

564

1.11 (0.97,1.26)

1.17 (1.02,1.35)

 Malea

2459

555

1.0

1.0

Age of child

 < 1 Year olda

1251

350

1.0

1.0

 1 Year old

1336

328

0.88 (0.74,1.04)

0.78 (0.65, 0.94)

 2 Years old

1253

275

0.78 (0.66,0.94)

0.63 (0.52,0.77)

 3 Years old

871

166

0.68 (0.56,0.84)

0.59 (0.48, 0.74)

Age of mother/ caregiver

 16–25 Yearsa

1106

212

1.0

1.0

 26–35 Years

2304

550

1.25 (1.05,1.48)

1.30 (1.08,1.57)

 36–45 Years

1141

297

1.36 (1.12,1.65)

1.39 (1.13, 1.72)

 46–55 Years

131

49

1.95 (1.36,2.80)

1.95 (1.32,2.89)

 > 56 Years

29

11

1.98 (0.97,4.02)

2.41 (1.12,5.18)

Child vaccination

 Yes

3605

742

0.60 (0.52,0.70)

0.60 (0.51, 0.70)

 Noa

1106

377

1.0

1.0

Breast-feeding

 Exclusive

3191

627

0.61 (0.53,0.69)

0.66 (0.57, 0.77)

 No or partiala

1520

492

1.0

1.0

Family ALRI history

 Yes

988

317

1.49 (1.29,1.73)

1.36 (1.15, 1.59)

 Noa

3723

802

1.0

1.0

Number of rooms in living house

 1 rooma

1050

334

1.0

1.0

 2 rooms

2608

595

0.72 (0.62,0.84)

0.45 (0.37,0.54)

 3 rooms

930

171

0.58 (0.47,0.71)

0.45 (0.35, 0.57)

 4 or more rooms

123

19

0.49 (0.30,0.80)

0.38 (0.22,0.65)

Location of cooking quarter

 Inside living house

1632

513

1.60 (1.40,1.82)

1.36 (1.16,1.59)

 Separate kitchena

3079

606

1.0

1.0

Chimney

 Yes

2043

340

0.57 (0.50,0.66)

0.60 (0.51,0.70)

 Noa

2668

779

1.0

1.0

Eaves space

 Yes

2442

460

0.65 (0.57,0.74)

0.70 (0.60,0.84)

 Noa

2269

659

1.0

1.0

“Injera” baking stove type

 Traditionala

4425

1083

1.0

1.0

 IBS

286

36

0.51 (0.36,0.73)

0.78 (0.52, 1.15)

Frequency of “Injera” baking event

 One or more per day

656

224

1.0

1.0

 Every other day

501

120

0.70 (0.55,0.90)

0.74 (0.56,0.98)

 Every 3 days

3428

753

0.64 (0.54,0.76)

0.66 (0.55,0.81)

 Every 4 or more days

126

22

0.51 (0.32,0.82)

0.60 (0.36,1.00)

Cookstove type

 Traditionala

4304

1067

1.0

1.0

 Improved

407

52

0.52 (0.38,0.69)

0.43 (0.28,0.67)

Cooking fuel type

 Cow dung

225

103

2.80 (2.07,3.80)

1.54 (1.02,2.33)

 Wood/ straw/ shrub

3764

898

1.46 (1.19,1.80)

1.10 (0.79,1.53)

 Charcoala

722

118

1.0

1.0

Frequency of meal cooked per day

 One or lessa

914

176

1.0

1.0

 Two

2764

602

1.13 (0.94,1.36)

1.22 (0.99,1.51)

 Three

758

250

1.71 (1.38,2.13)

1.46 (1.14,1.87)

 Four/more

275

91

1.72 (1.29,2.29)

1.55 (1.13,2.13)

Cooking time per day

 1–2 ha

1299

218

1.0

1.0

 3–4 h

2905

717

1.47 (1.25,1.74)

1.54 (1.28,1.86)

 5 or more hours

507

184

2.16 (1.73,2.70)

1.75 (1.37,2.24)

Child near stove

 Yes

4200

1042

1.65 (1.28,2.11)

1.41 (1.06,1.88)

 Noa

511

77

1.0

1.0

Secondary smoking

 Yes

71

33

1.99 (1.31,3.02)

2.11 (1.32,3.36)

 Noa

4640

1086

1.0

1.0

Extra indoor burning event

 Yes

4492

1091

1.90 (1.28,2.83)

2.19 (1.41,3.40)

 Noa

219

28

1.0

1.0

Outdoor burning event

 Yes

1651

573

1.95 (1.71,2.22)

1.69 (1.06,2.70)

 Noa

3060

546

1.0

1.0

  1. areference category