Household food insecurity and unimproved toilet facilities associate with child morbidity: evidence from a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Table 2 Association between household food security and availability of toilet facilities and morbidity status of children who participated in the study

Indicator	Any morbidity		p-value	OR	95% CI	AOR^a	95% CI
Indicator	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)	p-value	OR	95% CI	AOR^a	95% CI
Food security status
Secure	52.8 (693)	47.2 (648)	< 0.001	1		1
Insecure	66.5 (253)	33.5 (134)	< 0.001	1.77***	1.27–2.47	1.60***	1.15–2.22
Toilets facilities
Improved toilet facilities	54.6 (858)	45.4 (744)	< 0.001	1		1
Unimproved toilet facilities	74.6 (88)	25.4 (38)	< 0.001	2.44***	1.46–4.06	2.08***	1.24–3.48

^aThe model adjusted by caregiver’s education, caregiver’s religion, number of children aged 6–59 months, and household income
^*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (using Z- test)
Chi-square test reported row percentage (p-values of less than 0.05 were regarded as statistically significant)

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