Table 6 Correlates of childhood diarrheal disease among children less than 2Â years of age in Hadaleala District, Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia, May, 2015
Variables | Diarrheal disease | Crude Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Hand washing practice (n = 367) | ||||
 With water only | 112 (53.8%) | 96 (46.2%) | 60.67 (18.75, 196.35) | 24.94 (6.68, 93.12)** |
 With soap | 3 (1.9%) | 156 (98.1%) | 1 |  |
Serving uncooked foods (n = 259) | ||||
 Yes | 88 (67.2%) | 43 (32.8%) | 15.42 (8.05, 29.55) | 6.99 (2.89, 16.92)** |
 No | 15 (11.7%) | 113 (88.3%) | 1 |  |
Feeding cooked foods immediately after cooking (n = 259) | ||||
 Yes | 50 (26.2%) | 141 (73.8%) | 1 |  |
 No | 53 (77.9%) | 15 (22.1%) | 9.96 (5.16, 19.24) | 3.74 (1.48, 9.45)* |
Child received rotavirus vaccination (n = 367) | ||||
 Yes | 5 (4.3%) | 110 (95.7%) | 0.06 (0.02, 0.15) | 0.09 (0.03, 0.29)** |
 No | 110 (43.7%) | 142 (56.3%) | 1 |  |
Drinking water source cp | ||||
 Protected | 9 (7.6%) | 110 (92.4%) | 1 |  |
 Unprotected | 106 (42.7%) | 142 (57.3%) | 9.12 (4.42, 18.83) | 1.55 (0.47, 5.12) |