Child Night Blindness and Bitot’s Spots Are Public Health Problems in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 7
Results of bivariate and multivariable logistic regression of Bitot’s spot among children aged 24-59 months in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables
Bitot’s spot
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes (%)
No (%)
Age of child (in months)
24-35
3 (0.29%)
292 (28.99%)
1.00
1.00
36-47
4 (0.39%)
324 (32.17%)
1.20 (0.27, 5.41)
1.21 (0.27, 5.47)
48-59
15 (1.58%)
368 (36.54%)
3.96 (1.14, 13.79)
4.23 (1.13, 14.86)
Sex of the child
Male
15 (1.48%)
493 (48.95%)
2.14 (0.86, 5.27)
2.20 (0.89, 5.48)
Female
7 (0.69%)
492 (48.86%)
1.00
1.00
Family size
≥4
18 (1.78%)
630 (62.56%)
2.54 (0.85, 7.55)
2.34 (0.77, 7.04)
<4
4 (0.39%)
355 (35.25%)
1.00
1.00
Mother’s educational status
Illiterate
17 (1.69%)
619 (61.47%)
2.01 (0.74, 5.49)
1.85 (0.67, 5.14)
Literate
5 (0.49%)
366 (36.35%)
1.00
1.00
Handwashing practice after using the toilet
No
18 (1.79%)
570 (56.60%)
3.28 (1.10, 9.75)
3.02 (1.01, 9.13)
Yes
4 (0.39%)
415 (41.21%)
1.00
1.00
Dietary
Adequate
6 (0.59%)
131 (13.00%)
1.00
1.00
Diversity
Inadequate
16 (1.59%)
854 (84.81%)
2.44 (0.94, 6.36)
2.18 (0.82, 5.81)
Statistically significant ( value < 0.05); unmarked = not significant.
