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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression between ARI and household level of air pollution, adjusted for some others covariables

From: Household level of air pollution and its impact on the occurrence of Acute Respiratory Illness among children under five: secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey in West Africa

Variables

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast

AOR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

Household level of air pollution

 low level of pollutionref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 medium level of pollution

0.83

[0.49–1.43]

0.51

0.71

[0.31–1.65]

0.427

1.28

[0.75–2.16]

0.364

 high level of pollution

0.87

[0.50–1.53]

0.65

0.83

[0.35–1.99]

0.676

1.29

[0.72–2.30]

0.397

Type of place of residence

 urbanref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 rural

1.46

[1.16–1.84]

0.001

0.90

[0.60–1.35]

0.606

1.12

[0.74–1.71]

0.589

Source of drinking water

 improvedref

-

     

-

  

 unimproved

1.80

[0.87–1.34]

0.49

1.28

[0.90–1.83]

0.170

0.77

[0.47–1.25]

0.287

Type of toilet facility

 improvedref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 unimproved

1.32

[0.96–1.81]

0.084

0.78

[0.43–1.40]

0.405

1.40

[0.88–2.21]

71.7

 bush/field

1.07

[0.83–1.40]

0.593

1.05

[0.73–1.50]

0.806

1.26

[0.70–2.25]

0.44

Hand washing place inside the house

 observed placeref

-

     

-

  

 not observed place

1.65

[1.15–2.36]

0.007

1.20

[0.78–1.85]

0.399

0.82

[0.56–1.20]

0.314

Mother's age in years

  > 35ref

   

-

  

-

  

  < 18

1.39

[0.72–2.62]

0.341

0.53

[0.17–1.59]

0.255

0.85

[0.32–2.25]

0.736

 [18–25)

1.19

[0.94–1.50]

0.144

0.88

[0.61–1.26]

0.488

0.87

[0.58–1.29]

0.475

 [25–35)

1.19

[0.95–1.48]

0.133

0.82

[0.60–1.16]

0.259

0.94

[0.62–1.42]

0.769

Children’s current age

 [2–3)ref

-

  

-

  

-

  

  < 1

1.56

[1.26–1.94]

 < 0.001

1.09

[0.76–1.58]

0.631

1.46

[1.00–2.12]

0.044

 [1–2)

1.30

[1.02–1.65]

0.033

1.08

[0.78–1.51]

0.615

0.86

[0.59–1.26]

0.445

  ≥ 3

0.70

[0.56–0.88]

0.002

1.04

[0.74–1.47]

0.801

0.99

[0.70–1.40]

0.936

Children’s Sex

 maleref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 female

0.98

[0.84–1.15]

0.835

0.97

[0.75–1.24]

0.782

0.95

[0.72–1.26]

0.733

Variables

Mali

Senegal

Togo

AOR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

Household level of air pollution

 low level of pollutionref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 medium level of pollution

0.21

[0.11–0.86]

0.025

1.16

[0.93–1.45]

0.179

0.81

[0.51–1.30]

0.387

 high level of pollution

0.35

[0.12–1.03]

0.057

1.39

[0.94–2.05]

0.096

1.15

[0.67–1.95]

0.613

Type of place of residence

 urbanref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 rural

1.08

[0.64–1.82]

0.760

0.82

[0.64–1.04]

0.105

1.59

[1.05–2.39]

0.028

Source of drinking water

 improvedref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 unimproved

1.01

[0.71–1.44]

0.94

1.00

[0.79–1.27]

0.975

1.17

[0.84–1.63]

0.357

Type of toilet facility

 improvedref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 unimproved

1.22

[0.86–1.72]

0.263

0.80

[0.63–1.03]

0.088

0.79

[0.50–1.25]

0.31

 bush/field

1.09

[0.68–1.75]

0.719

0.69

[0.52–0.91]

0.009

0.80

[0.54–1.19]

0.26

Hand washing place inside the house

 observed placeref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 not observed place

1.13

[0.73–1.75]

0.589

1.20

[0.90–1.61]

0.216

0.87

[0.60–1.27]

0.475

Mother's age in years

  > 35ref

-

  

-

  

-

  

  < 18

0.64

[0.30–1.38]

0.252

1.16

[0.62–2.15]

0.645

0.67

[0.19–2.29]

0.517

 [18–25)

0.69

[0.47–1.01]

0.057

1.25

[0.94–1.65]

0.123

1.10

[0.78–1.56]

0.595

 [25–35)

0.76

[0.55–1.04]

0.081

1.11

[0.88–1.40]

0.372

1.25

[0.91–1.71]

0.175

Children’s current age

 [2–3)ref

-

  

-

  

-

  

  < 1

1.04

[0.78–1.39]

0.769

1.26

[0.98–1.61]

0.075

1.59

[1.12–2.24]

0.009

 [1–2)

1.13

[0.86–1.49]

0.385

1.04

[0.84–1.28]

0.741

1.41

[1.02–1.94]

0.037

  ≥ 3

0.72

[0.54–0.96]

0.028

0.63

[0.51–0.79]

 < 0.001

1.20

[0.90–1.61]

0.217

Children’s Sex

 maleref

-

  

-

  

-

  

 female

1.08

[0.85–1.37]

0.513

1.01

[0.86–1.19]

0.896

0.99

[0.80–1.22]

0.919

  1. ref Reference category