Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria

Table 1

Association between child's age group, gender, and diarrhoea.

Characteristics		Diarrhoea status				COR (95% CI)	value
		Cases		Controls
		Number (n)	Percentage (%)	Number (n)	Percentage (%)
Age group (Months)	0–11	64	44.76	102	74.45	0.359(0.101–1.274)	0.113
	12–23	51	35.66	20	14.60	1.457(0.384–5.525)	0.580
	24–35	12	8.39	6	4.38	1.143(0.237–5.501)	0.868
	36–47	9	6.29	5	3.65	1.029(0.199–5.326)	0.973
	48–59	7	4.90	4	2.92	1.00
Gender	Male	64	44.76	54	39.42	1.245(0.774–2.003)	0.366
	Female	79	55.24	83	60.58	1.00

is significant; COR: crude odds ratios; CI: confidence interval.