Table 3 Sociodemographic variables associated with diarrheal disease among children less than two years age (n = 367) in Hadaleala District, Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia, May, 2015
Socioeconomic variables | Diarrheal disease | Crude Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age of children (months) | ||||
  < 6 | 12 (10.6%) | 101 (89.4%) | 1 |  |
 6–11 | 38 (39.6%) | 58 (60.4%) | 5.51 (2.67, 11.39) | 6.28 (3.00, 13.12)** |
 12–24 | 65 (41.1%) | 93 (58.9%) | 5.88 (2.99, 11.58) | 6.21 (3.13, 12.30)** |
Mothers’ education level | ||||
 No formal education | 111 (34.6%) | 210 (65.4%) | 5.55 (1.94, 15.88) | 6.61 (2.27, 19.21)* |
 Formal education | 4 (8.7%) | 42 (91.3%) | 1 |  |