Table 3 Factors associated with zinc utilization for management of diarrhea among under-five children, EDHS 2016
Variables | Zinc utilization during Diarrhea | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | COR | AOR | |
Maternal age | ||||
15–19 | 24 | 19 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
20–24 | 167 | 96 | 1.00 (0.48–2.08) | 1.04 (0.48–2.22) |
25–29 | 233 | 128 | 0.70 (0.34–1.44) | 0.84 (0.38–1.85) |
30–34 | 233 | 78 | 0.54 (0.26–1.14) | 0.80 (0.34–1.89) |
35–39 | 100 | 64 | 0.74 (0.34–1.59) | 1.17 (0.47–2.89) |
40–44 | 50 | 18 | 0.56 (0.22–1.43) | 0.97 (0.33–2.78) |
45–49 | 11 | 7 | 0.67 (0.16–2.74) | 1.42 (0.32–6.19) |
Maternal education | ||||
Have no formal education | 566 | 201 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Have formal education | 253 | 208 | 2.39 (1.79–3.21) | 1.83 (1.30–2.58) ** |
Media exposure | ||||
No | 575 | 226 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 244 | 183 | 2.06 (1.53–2.76) | 1.46 (1.04–2.04) * |
Health insurance coverage | ||||
No | 797 | 390 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 22 | 19 | 1.81 (0.83–3.94) | 1.58 (0.72–3.48) |
Parity | ||||
Primiparous | 146 | 81 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Multiparous | 341 | 196 | 0.75 (0.51–1.11) | 1.30 (0.82–2.04) |
Grand multiparous | 332 | 132 | 0.52 (0.35–0.78) | 1.40 (0.76–2.59) |
Household size | ||||
< 5 | 234 | 148 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
≥ 5 | 586 | 260 | 0.51 (0.38–0.69) | 0.57 (0.39–0.82) ** |
Distance from the health facility | ||||
Not a big problem | 327 | 185 | 1.70 (1.27–2.27) | 1.28 (0.95–1.74) |
Big problem | 493 | 223 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 62 | 64 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 757 | 345 | 0.37 (0.25–0.55) | 0.71 (0.44–1.14) |
Region | ||||
Large central | 770 | 377 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Small peripheral | 34 | 21 | 1.20 (0.85–1.70) | 131 (0.92–1.87) |
Metropolitan | 15 | 11 | 2.02 (1.28–3.19) | 1.43 (0.88–2.32) |