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Table 4 Bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression model analysis on predictor factors of ARI in children under-five in the Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia 2016 DHS data

From: Prevalence and predictors of acute respiratory infection among children under-five years in Tigray regional state, northern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Categories

ARI status of child

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

No

Yes

Child’s age

< 6

112

28

1.0

1.0

 

6–11

71

12

0.67(0.32, 1.4)

0.52(0.229, 1.19)

 

12–23

169

49

1.2(0.69, 2.0)

0.99(0.552, 1.79)

 

24–60

475

70

0.6(0.36, 0.96) *

0.59(0.352, 0.98) *

Sex of child

Male

399

89

1.0

1.0

 

Female

428

70

0.73(0.52, 1.0)

0.74(0.520, 1.06)

Mother’s education

No formal education

515

107

1.0

1.0

 

Primary and above

312

52

0.8(0.56, 1.1)

0.92(0.622, 1.37)

Wealth index

Poor

431

101

1.0

1.0

 

Middle

154

26

0.7(0.45, 1.2)

0.70(0.429, 1.14)

 

Rich

242

32

0.6(0.37, 0.87) *

0.6(0.378, 0.959) *

Health insurance coverage

No

718

144

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

109

15

0.7(0.38, 1.2)

0.76(0.423, 1.36)

Diarrhea status

No

745

116

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

82

43

3.4(2.2, 5.1)

3(1.97, 4.73) *

Anemia status of child

No

465

81

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

362

78

1.2(0.88, 1.7)

1.1(0.736, 1.63)

Mother’s smoking status

No

822

154

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

5

5

5(1.5, 18.7) *

4 (1.15, 16.5) *

  1. Note: LRT [X2(11) = 54.63] and p < 0.000, Hosmer and Lemeshow Test = 9.585 (p = 0.295), Reference (ref.):1.0, *Variables statistically significant at p-value < 0.05