The Burden of Diarrheal Diseases among Children under Five Years of Age in Arba Minch District, Southern Ethiopia, and Associated Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Factors associated with diarrheal disease among under-five children in Arba Minch Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia, 2012.

Predictors	Diarrhea		CPR (95% CI)	APR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Mother’s education
No formal education	125 (34.2%)	241 (65.8%)	1.39 (1.06, 1.82)^*	1.89 (1.35, 2.53)^*
Primary school and above	55 (24.6%)	169 (75.4%)	1.00	1.00
Floor of the house
Mud	145 (33%)	294 (67%)	1.42 (1.04, 1.96)^*	1.22 (0.73, 2.04)
Cement	35 (23.2%)	116 (76.8%)	1.00	1.00
Knowledge about diarrhea
Had knowledge	110 (27.6%)	289 (72.4%)	0.75 (0.59, 0.96)^*	0.71 (0.45, 1.12)
Had no knowledge	70 (36.6%)	121 (63.4%)	1.00	1.00
Latrine available
No	15 (30%)	35 (70%)	0.97 (0.63, 1.53)	—
Yes	165 (30.5%)	375 (69.5%)	1.00
Waste disposal system
Improper disposal	39 (33.9%)	76 (66.1%)	1.14 (0.85, 1.53)	—
Proper disposal	141 (29.7)	334 (70.3)	1.00
Source of drinking water
Unprotected source	66 (33.2%)	133 (66.8%)	1.14 (1.05, 1.49)^*	1.32 (0.97, 1.72)
Protected source	114 (29.2)	277 (70.8%)	1.00	1.00
Age of the child
0–5 months	45 (23.3%)	148 (76.7%)	1.00	1.00
6–23 months	60 (39.5%)	92 (60.5%)	1.69 (1.23, 3.34)^*	2.78 (1.72, 4.55)^*
24 months and above	75 (30.6%)	170 (69.4%)	1.31 (0.96, 1.80)	1.52 (0.86, 2.70)
Hand washing practice
Poor	44 (54.4%)	38 (45.6%)	1.83 (1.44, 2.33)^*	2.33 (1.80, 4.15)^*
Good	149 (28.8%)	359 (71.2%)	1.00	1.00

Statistical significance at < 0.05, CPR: crude prevalence ratio, APR: adjusted prevalence ratio.