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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate analysis on determinants of under-five diarrhea in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2018

From: Prevalence and associated factors of diarrhea among under-five children in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia 2018: a cross sectional study

Variables

Diarrheal status of child

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Yes

No

Age of children (in months)

 0–6

6 (1.4)

53 (12.6)

1.2 (0.6–8.2)

0.3 (0.1–16.2)

 7–11

11 (2.6)

35 (8.3)

1.9 (0.7–5.3)

4.2 (1.2–15.3)*

 12–23

16 (3.8)

73 (17.4)

1.3 (0.8–6.1)

0.9 (0.3–3.0)

 24–35

15 (3.6)

60 (14.3)

1.5 (0.5–4.0)

1.1 (0.3–3.5)

 36–47

11 (2.6)

70 (16.7)

0.9 (0.5–4.3)

0.4 (0.2–1.7)

 48–59

10 (2.4)

60 (14.3)

1.0

1.0

Birth order of children

 First

28 (6.7)

182 (43.3)

1.0

1.0

 Second

28 (6.7)

93 (22.1)

2.0 (1.2–3.1)

3.9 (1.8–8.5)*

 Third

3 (0.7)

46 (11.0)

0.4 (0.2–2.1)

0.2 (0.1–1.3)

 Fourth and above

10 (2.3)

30 (7.2)

2.2 (0.1–4.8)

1.4 (0.4–5.1)

Weaning age of children

 At six month

50 (11.9)

249 (59.3)

1.0

1.0

 Less than six month

10 (2.4)

43 (10.2)

1.2 (0.2–2.2)

0.6 (0.1–1.8)

 Above six month

9 (2.1)

59 (14.1)

0.8 (0.1–1.1)

0.2 (0.1–1.4)

Rotavirus vaccination

 Yes

62 (14.7)

341 (81.2)

1.0

1.0

 No

7 (1.7)

10 (2.4)

3.6 (1.4–10.5)

10.3 (3.2–91.3)*

Feeding child by using hand

 Yes

32 (7.6)

133 (31.7)

1.4 (1.2–3.1)

2.5 (1.1–6.1)*

 No

37 (8.8)

218 (51.9)

1.0

1.0

  1. *Significant at P < 0.05