Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of sociodemographic & environmental factors associated with childhood diarrhoea in Uganda, UDHS (2016) [n = 13,573]

Sociodemographic

Caregiver’s age in years

35–49

1.00

-

1.00

-

15–24

1.64(1.49–1.81)

0.000*

0.84(0.77–0.92)

0.000*

25–34

1.21(1.10–1.33)

0.000*

0.71(0.62–0.81)

0.000*

Caregiver’s education

Higher

1.00

-

1.00

-

No education

1.03(0.86–1.23)

0.749

0.95(0.82–1.11)

0.552

Primary

1.14(0.98–1.34)

0.095**

0.96(0.81–1.15)

0.665

Secondary

1.16(0.98–1.37)

0.090**

1.01(0.80–1.28)

0.940

Caregiver’s Martial status

Married

1.00

-

1.00

-

Single

1.15(0.98–1.34)

0.095**

0.94(0.79–1.13)

0.559

Divorced/separated/widowed

1.06(0.95–1.18)

0.254

1.02(0.89–1.19)

0.722

Residence

Urban

1.00

-

1.00

-

Rural

1.13(1.03–1.24)

0.000*

1.04(0.91–1.19)

0.554

Region

Central

1.00

-

1.00

East

0.76(0.67–0.85)

0.000*

0.65(0.56–0.75)

0.000*

North

1.11(1.03–1.21)

0.009*

0.96(0.85–1.08)

0.468

West

0.76(0.70–0.83)

0.000*

0.72(0.65–0.81)

0.000*

Caregiver’s Employment status

No

1.00

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

0.97(0.90–1.05)

0.499

Caregiver’s sex (Household head)

Male

1.00

-

1.00

-

Female

1.07(0.99–1.15)

0.080**

1.01(0.92–1.12)

0.786

Religion

No religion

1.00

-

-

-

Catholic

0.80(0.40–1.59)

0.516

-

-

Muslim

0.84(0.42–1.68)

0.620

-

-

-

-

Protestant

0.80(0.40–1.60)

0.529

-

-

Others

0.74(0.35–1.58)

0.442

Age of child (years)

4

1.00

-

1.00

-

0

3.65(3.17–4.20)

0.000*

-

-

1

3.81(3.31–4.39)

0.000*

1.02(0.93–1.12)

0.710

2

2.44(2.09–2.83)

0.000*

0.60(0.49–0.75)

0.000*

3

1.44(1.22–1.70)

0.000*

-

-

Child’s sex

Female

1.00

-

1.00

-

Male

1.13(1.06–1.21)

0.000*

1.13(1.06–1.21)

0.002*

Number of children < 5 in a household

Up to 2

1.00

-

1.00

-

3 and more

0.95(0.88–1.03)

0.240**

0.98(0.89–1.07)

0.620

Duration of breastfeeding

Never breastfed

1.00

-

1.00

-

Ever breastfed

1.16(0.85–1.59)

0.356

1.05(0.69–1.61)

0.814

Still breastfeeding

2.37(1.74–3.24)

0.000*

1.33(0.89–2.03)

0.181

Wealth index

Highest

1.00

-

1.00

-

Fourth

1.12(0.98–1.26)

0.085

1.10(0.89–1.35)

0.373

Middle

1.14(1.01–1.28)

0.038*

1.14(0.89–1.45)

0.296

Second

1.18(1.05–1.33)

0.004*

1.13(0.87–1.47)

0.349

Lowest

1.26(1.12–1.40)

0.000*

1.10(0.83–1.44)

0.501

Internet use

No

1.00

-

-

-

Yes

0.97(0.84–1.13)

0.734

-

-

Housing status

Concrete

1.00

-

1.00

-

Sand

1.09(1.01–1.18)

0.020*

1.06(0.92–1.23)

0.400

wood

1.21(0.80–1.85)

0.368

1.44(0.89–2.32)

0.139

Others

1.18(0.97–1.43)

0.089

1.05(0.55–1.99)

0.890

Number of family members

1–9 households

1.00

-

-

-

10–18 households

0.97(0.87–1.08)

0.594

-

-

-

-

19–27 households

1.26(0.72–2.21)

0.415

TV

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

0.84(0.75–0.94)

0.002*

0.94(0.77–1.15)

0.565

Radio

No

1.00

-

-

-

Yes

0.83(0.78–0.89)

0.000*

0.83(0.76–0.91)

0.000*

Car

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

0.74(0.58–0.94)

0.012*

0.86(0.63–1.17)

0.340

Electricity

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

0.92(0.85–1.00)

0.044*

1.01(0.88–1.16)

0.883

Environmental

Child stool disposal

Proper

1.00

-

1.00

-

Improper

109(0.94–1.29)

0.244**

0.97(0.79–1.19)

0.749

Latrine availability

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

0.80(0.72–0.88)

0.000*

0.66(0.40–1.11)

0.115

Toilet sharing

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

1.17(1.09–1.26)

0.000*

1.07(0.98–1.17)

0.107

Toilet type

Flush

Pit

1.00

1.40(1.06–1.87)

-

0.020*

1.00

1.34(0.91–1.96)

-

0.138

None

1.75(1.30–2.36)

0.000*

-

-

Source of water

Piped

1.00

-

1.00

-

Wells

1.11(1.01–1.23)

0.028*

0.92(0.81–1.05)

0.207

Springs

0.96(0.85–1.07)

0.446

0.85(0.73–1.00)

0.031*

Containers (Packed)

0.82(0.49–1.39)

0.472

0.88(0.50–1.55)

0.649

Others

2.09(1.42–3.07)

0.000*

1.38(0.81–2.35)

0.231

Source of non-potable water

Protected

1.00

-

-

-

Unprotected

-

-

Others

-

-

-

-

Visitation of health facility

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

1.30(1.18–1.42)

0.000*

1.20(1.30–1.35)

0.001*

Vitamin A dose

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

Yes

1.27(1.17–1.37)

0.000*

1.42(1.30–1.57)

0.000*

Rotavirus vaccine

No

1.00

-

-

-

Yes

0.96(0.84–1.11)

0.619

-

-