Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrheal Diseases among Under-Five Children in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions of factors associated with diarrhea among under-five children in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia, from February 15 to March 10, 2018.
Variables
Diarrhea status
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Frequency (%)
Frequency (%)
Age of child (in months)
<6
6 (12.5)
42 (87.5)
0.619 (0.247, 1.552)
1.066 (0.11, 10.40)
6–11
26 (36.6)
45 (63.4)
2.504 (1.391, 4.507)
1.546 (1.68, 3.52)
0.02
12–23
75 (27.1)
202 (72.9)
1.609 (1.049, 2.467)
1.485 (1.84, 2.63)
0.01
>=24
42 (18.8)
182 (81.3)
1
1
Number of children in the family
Two and above
66 (41.3)
94 (58.8)
3.189 (2.150, 4.731)
3.11 (1.81, 5.35)
≤0.001
One
83 (18)
377 (82)
1
1
Knowledge on diarrhea prevention methods
Poor
111 (35.2)
204 (64.8)
3.823 (2.535, 5.767)
2.05 (1.14, 3.69)
0.02
Good
38 (12.5)
267 (87.5)
1
1
Wealth index
Poor
83 (33.5)
165 (66.5)
3.761 (2.222, 6.365)
2.41 (1.29, 4.51)
0.01
Medium
45 (23.2)
149 (76.8)
2.258 (1.284, 3.970)
1.06 (0.54, 2.06)
0.9
Rich
21 (11.8)
157 (88.2)
1
1
Complementary feeding initiation time (n = 569) (months)
