Risk factors for diarrhea hospitalization in Bangladesh, 2000–2008: a case-case study of cholera and shigellosis

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Sociodemographic, water and sanitation, and other potential correlates of hospitalization for diarrhea among icddr,b patients ≥ 5 years old, Bangladesh, 2000-2008

	Cholera (n = 3,072)		Shigella (n = 638)
	N	%^a	N	%^a
Sociodemographic
Age (yrs.)
5-15	772	25	96	15
16-25	999	33	143	22
26-35	530	17	89	14
36-45	326	11	84	13
46+	445	14	226	35
Female sex	1479	48	335	53
No. household members
<3	554	18	124	19
4	580	19	111	17
5	659	21	140	22
6	484	16	98	15
7+	792	26	165	26
Education ^b
None	2391	78	447	70
1-5 years	391	13	109	17
6-9 years	219	7	52	8
>9 years	71	2	30	5
Household income (USD/mo.)
>84	1205	39	324	51
50-84	1274	42	216	34
34-49	400	13	70	11
≤34	193	6	28	4
Urban residence	2014	666	189	30
Residence in a slum	342	17	25	13
Homeownership	1219	40	463	73
Cement floor in home	1446	47	426	67
Sanitation & water
Improved toilet facilities	1414	46	188	30
Distance to drinking water (meters)
0	477	16	72	11
<10	1619	53	319	50
10-19	403	13	90	14
20-50	324	11	82	13
>50	249	8	75	12
Source of water
Tap	1787	58	175	28
Tube well	318	10	66	10
Surface^c	965	31	396	62
Drinking water treatment
None	2312	75	530	83
Boiling	694	23	91	14
Other	66	2	17	3
Other potential correlates
Distance to hospital (km)
≤3	281	9	143	22
>3 & ≤5	475	15	169	26
>5 & ≤7	422	14	86	14
>7	1892	62	240	38
Family member with diarrhea in past week	478	16	42	7
Season
Hot: March – June	1177	38	180	28
Rain: June – October	1377	45	255	40
Dry/Cool: October – March	518	17	203	32

^aPercentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
^bEducation of patient for those ≥15 years of age; education of mother for those <15 years old.
^cWater from rivers, ponds, and ditches was categorized as surface water.

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