From: Risk factors for contracting watery diarrhoea in Kadoma City, Zimbabwe, 2011: a case control study
Knowledge attribute | Cases | Controls | Odds ratio | p- value |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 109 (%) | n = 109 (%) | (95% CI) | ||
Received health education on diarrhoea in the last 6 months | 46(43) | 46(43) | 0.98(0.57-1.69) | 0.94 |
Correctly mentioned how to make salt and sugar solution | 57(53) | 70(64) | 0.62(0.36-1.07) | 0.12 |
Mentioned boiling water to prevent diarrhoea | 70(64) | 76(70) | 0.78(0.44-1.37) | 0.42 |
Mentioned using aqua tablets to prevent diarrhoea | 72(66) | 73(67) | 0.96(0.55-1.68) | >0.99 |
Mentioned washing hands all the time after toilet | 70(64) | 74(68) | 0.85(0.48-1.49) | 0.67 |
Mentioned hand washing before handling food | 64(59) | 65(60) | 0.96(0.56-1.65) | >0.99 |