Research Article

Impact of Community-Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene on Prevalence of Diarrheal Disease and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Selected Woredas of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 5

Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic variables related to diarrhea among under-five in selected CLTSH implemented and nonimplemented woredas in Gamo Gofa Zone, March 2018.

VariablesCharacteristicsDiarrhea statusCOR [95%CI] value
CLTSH, n (%)Non-CLTSH, n (%)

Caretaker of index childMother (ref)52 (86.7%)66 (57.4%)1.00
Caretaker107 (61.1%)68 (38.9%)4.89 [3.22, 7.43]0.001

Age of caretaker≥35 years22 (36.7%)24 (20.9%)1.00
25–34 years15 (25.0%)56 (48.7%)0.92 [0.59, 1.42]0.7
15–24 years23 (38.3%)35 (30.4%)1.25 [0.79, 1.98]0.34

Marital statusMarried (ref)44 (73.3%)61 (53.0%)1.00
Single3 (5.0%)16 (13.9%)1.47 [0.81, 2.64]0.2
Widowed8 (13.3%)15 (13.0%)2.22 [1.24, 3.96]0.01
Divorced3 (5.0%)16 (13.9%)1.36 [0.76, 2.44]0.3
Separated2 (3.3%)7 (6.10%)1.26 [0.56, 2.83]0.57

Monthly income<1000 ETB44 (73.3%)72 (62.6%)0.88 [0.58, 1.33]0.53
1000–2000 ETB12 (20.0%)39 (33.9%)1.29 [0.76, 2.21]0.34
≥2000 ETB4 (6.7%)4 (3.50%)1.00

Number of <5 children152 (86.7%)100 (87.0%)1.00
≥28 (13.3%)15 (13.0%)0.99 [0.59, 1.66]0.98

Age of index child<6 months14 (23.3%)25 (21.7%)1.00
6–11 months15 (25.0%)35 (30.4%)2.64 [1.63, 4.29]0.001
12–23 months15 (25.0%)16 (13.9%)1.89 [1.11, 3.23]0.001
≥24 months16 (26.7%)39 (33.9%)3.75 [2.30, 6.11]0.001

Family size of household<540 (66.7%)64 (55.7%)1.00
≥520 (33.3%)51 (44.3%)0.93 [0.65, 1.33]0.69