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Table 5 Bivariate and multivariable conditional logistic regression for the risk factors associated with diarrhea-related cases and controls in Eastern Ethiopia, 2016-18

From: The risk of water, sanitation and hygiene on diarrhea-related infant mortality in eastern Ethiopia: a population-based nested case-control

Variables

Case

Control

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

n

%

n

%

Crude

Adjusted

Age of the mother

< 20 Years old

5

8.2

18

7.3

0.14 (0.02, 1.05)

0.05 (0.01, 0.47)*

20-34 Years old

55

90.2

200

82.0

1.01 (0.36, 2.84)

1.59 (0.37, 6.75)

> 35 years old

1

1.6

26

10.7

1

1

Religion

Muslim

60

98.4

216

88.5

5.65 (0.75, 42.9)

1.00 (0.11, 9.47)

Christian

1

1.6

28

11.5

1

1

Mother’s level of education

No education

54

88.5

181

74.2

0.37(0.16, 0.86)*

0.50 (0.12, 2.15)

Educated at some level

7

11.5

63

25.8

1

1

Spouse’s level of education

No education

48

78.7

159

65.2

0.51(0.26, 0.98)*

0.72 (0.21, 2.44)

Educated at Some level of schooling

13

21.3

85

34.8

1

1

Water quantity (Water Consumption Per Capita per day)

Less than 25 l/c/day

54

88.5

184

75.4

0.40(0.17, 0.92)*

0.21 (0.03, 1.69)

25 l/c/day and above

7

11.5

60

24.6

1

1

Households Water Accessibility

Not accessible

56

91.8

193

79.1

0.34(0.13, 0.89)*

1.04 (0.10, 10.6)

Accessible

5

8.2

51

20.9

1

1

Drinking Water Storage

      

Unsafe

40

65.6

98

40.2

0.35(0.20, 0.63)**

0.38 (0.18, 0.81)*

Safe

21

34.4

146

59.8

1

1

Household Point-of-use water treatment knowledge

Do not know at all

29

47.5

85

34.8

1.70 (0.96, 2.99)

1.16 (0.45, 2.97)

Knows at least 1 and more methods

32

52.5

159

65.2

1

1

Household Point-of-use water treatment Practices

Do not treat

49

80.3

150

61.5

0.39(0.20, 0.77)*

0.21 (0.08, 0.61)*

Treat Water

12

19.7

94

38.5

1

1

Latrine Ownership

No latrine

21

34.4

58

23.8

0.67(0.37, 1.22)

1.47 (0.18, 11.8)

Have Latrine

40

65.6

186

76.2

1

1

Household Latrine Utilization

No

24

39.3

70

28.7

0.62 (0.35, 1.11)

0.26 (0.04, 1.69)

Yes

37

60.7

174

71.3

1

1

Hand washing Facility near to latrine

No

31

50.8

63

25.8

0.65 (0.33, 1.28)

0.15 (0.01, 2.36)

Yes

11

18.0

122

50.0

1

1

Sanitation Status

Unimproved sanitation

51

83.6

162

66.4

0.39(0.19, 0.80)*

0.36 (0.13, 1.00)*

Improved sanitation

10

16.4

82

33.6

1

1

Households Disposing of Child feces

Unsafe

43

70.5

97

39.8

0.28(0.15, 0.51)**

0.34 (0.15, 0.81)*

Safe

18

29.5

147

60.2

1

1

Solid Waste Management

Improper management

33

54.1

195

79.9

0.21(0.12, 0.39)*

0.29 (0.13, 0.66)*

Proper management

28

45.9

49

20.1

1

1

Liquid Waste Management

Improper management

50

82.0

140

57.4

3.38(1.68, 6.80)*

3.43 (1.34, 8.76)*

Proper management

11

18.0

104

42.6

1

1

Critical Time of Hand washing Practices

Do not practiced in any critical time

18

29.5

24

9.8

0.38(0.16, 0.89)*

0.64 (0.22, 1.87)

Practiced less than three critical times

36

59.0

145

59.5

3.02(1.48, 6.16)*

3.04 (1.13, 8.17)*

Practiced in 3 and more critical time

7

11.5

75

30.7

1

1

Agents used during Hand washing

Not used any agents

51

83.6

78

32.0

1.91(1.07, 3.43)*

1.92 (0.86, 4.29)

Used (water + soap or ash/abrasives)

10

16.4

166

68.0

1

1

  1. *Risk factors significantly associated at p-value ≤ 0.05
  2. **Risk factors significantly associated at p-value < 0.001