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Table 3 Factors associated with antibiotic use in children under 5 years with diarrhea

From: Antibiotic use among children under five years with diarrhea in rural communities of Gulu, northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Description

COR (95% CI)

P-value

Age of child (months)

1–12

1.00

 

13–36

0.90 (0.55–1.46)

0.670

37–59

1.13 (0.51–2.48)

0.762

Sex of child

Male

1.00

 

Female

0.91 (0.58–1.43)

0.692

Location of household

Rural

1.00

 

Peri-urban

1.98 (1.05–3.71)

0.034

Education of caregiver

No education

1.00

 

Primary

1.19 (0.70–2.02)

0.510

O Level

1.78 (0.76–4.18)

0.187

A Level

1.55 (0.24–9.87)

0.644

Tertiary

1.31 (0.48–3.55)

0.598

Age caregiver

15–24

1.00

 

25–34

1.46 (0.88–2.42)

0.143

35–44

1.36 (0.61–3.05)

0.456

≄ 45

1.92 (0.73–5.05)

0.186

Sex of caregiver

Male

1.00

 

Female

0.40 (0.07–2.19)

0.293

Occupation of caregiver

Peasant

1.00

 

Skilled Labor

2.86 (1.05–7.79)

0.040

Business Owner

1.63 (0.95–2.80)

0.077

Unskilled Labor

2.25 (1.05–4.84)

0.038

Time to reach health facility

Within 1 Hour

1.00

 

Within 2 Hours

0.92 (0.51–1.64)

0.775

≄ 3 Hours

0.66 (0.31–1.42)

0.287

Health facility use

No

1.00

 

yes

38.94 (15.19–99.79)

< 0.001

Diarrhea with ARIs

No

1.00

 

Yes

1.98 (1.06–3.69)

0.031

Diarrhea without ARIs

No

1.00

 

Yes

0.50 (0.27–0.93)

0.031

Non-bloody diarrhea without ARIs

No

1.00

 

Yes

0.52 (0.27–1.00)

0.051

Bloody diarrhea without ARIs

No

1.00

 

yes

0.49 (0.08–2.83)

0.426

  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval