Research Article

Assessment of Poor Home Management Practice of Diarrhea and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Under-Five Years Children in Urban and Rural Residents of Doba Woreda, Ethiopia: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Associated factors of poor home management practice of diarrhea among caregivers of under-five children in urban and rural resident of Doba Woreda, Ethiopia.

VariableHome management practice in ruralHome management practice in Urban
Poor=286Good=48COR (95%CI)AOR (95%CI)Poor=91Good=72COR (95%CI)AOR (95%CI)

Age category
16-25 years117(82.4)25(17.6)0.7(0.28,1.7)39(57.4)29(42.6)0.45(0.16,1.3)0.39(0.13,1.3)
26-35years123(88.5)16(11.5)1.2(0.45,3.0)34(47.9)37(52.1)0.30(0.11, 0.8)0.26(0.09,0.8)
>36years46(86.8)7(13.2)1.018(75)6(25)1.01.0

Educational status
No/Informal education176(89.8)20(10.2)2.24(1.2,4.2)1.6(0.8,3.2)17(73.9)6(26.1)2.5(0.9,6.8)1.1(0.33,3.7)
Formal education 110(79.7)28(20.3)1.01.074(52.9)66(47.1)1.01.0

Occupation
Housewife(farmer)247(86.1)40(13.9)1.3(0.5,2.9)54(62.1)33(37.9)1.7(0.9,3.2)0.88(0.4,1.87)
Other 39(83.0)8(17.0)1.037(48.7)39(51.3)1,01.0

Household size
Less than five139(84.8)25(15.2)0.85(0.46,1.5)64(55.2)52(44.8)0.9(0.46,1.8)
Greater or equal to five147(86.5)23(13.5)1.027(57.4)20(42.6)1.0

Place of delivery
Home150(88.8)19(11.2)1.7(0.9,3.1)1.5(0.7,3.1)23(69.7)10(30.3)2.1(0.9,4.7)2.4(0.9,5.8)
Health facility136(82.4)29(17.6)1.01..068(52.3)62(47.7)1..01.0

Sex of index child
Male140(84.8)25(15.2)0.8(0.47,16)56(62.2)34(37.8)1.7(0.9,3.3)2.3(1.2,4.7)
Female146(86.4)23(13.6)1.035(47.9)38(52.1)1.01.0

Knowledge level
Poor191(97.0)6(3.0)14(5.7,34.3)13.4(5.3,34)26(74.3)9(25.7)2.8(1.2,6.4)2.7(1.3,6.5)
Good95(69.3)42(30.2)1.01.065(50.8)63(49.2)1.01.0

Heard about SSS?
No221(89.2)27(10.8)2.6(1.4,4.9)1.3(0.6,2.8)54(64.3)30(35.7)2.1(1.1,3.8)1.6(0.8,3.4)
Yes65(75.6)21(24.4)1.01.037(46.8)42(53.2)1.01.0

Have you Heard yogurt?
No225(87.5)32(12.5)1.8(0.9,3.5)1.1(0.5,2.3)71(56.8)54(43.2)1.2(0.57,2.4 )
Yes61(79.2)16(20.8)1/01.020(52.6)18(47.4)1.0

Easy to get ORS?
No (Don’t know)74(84.1)14(15.9)0.84(0.4,1.6)15(57.7)12(42.3)1.1(0.47, 2.6)
Yes212(86.2)34(13.8)1.076(55.5)60(44.5)1.0

Easy to prepare ORS
No (Don’t know)187(86.6)29(13.4)1.25(0.6,2.3)2.4(1.3, 5.3)23(79.3)6(20.6)3.7(1.4,9.7)4.0(1.4,11.0)
Yes98(83.8)19(16.2)1.01.068(50.7)66(49.3)1.01.0

Easy to get Zinc?
No (Don’t know)246(89.5)29(10.5)4.1(2.1, 8.0)2.4(1.2, 5.0)57(56.4)44(43.6)1.07(0.57,2.02)
Yes40(67.8)19(32.2)1.01.034(54.8)28(45.2)1.0

”-indicates p-value less than 0.05, -Indicates P-value 0.05-0.25 in bi-variate analysis, “1.0” indicates reference group. - indicates “salt-sugar solution”, indicates “Oral rehydration solution, =can’t read and write and informal education,= primary, secondary, tertiary, others- merchant and daily laborer