From: Childhood diarrheal morbidity and sanitation predictors in a nomadic community
Environmental variables | Childhood diarrhea | COR with 95% CI | AOR with 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Drinking water source | ||||
 Protected | 16 | 235 | 1 |  |
 Unprotected | 168 | 285 | 8.658(5.040, 14.873) | 2.449(1.264, 4.744)a |
Volume of water collected | ||||
  ≤ 15 L/C/d | 127 | 246 | 2.482(1.737, 3.546) | 1.535(1.004, 2.346)a |
  > 15 L/C/d | 57 | 274 | 1 |  |
Water is shared with livestock at the source | ||||
 Yes | 163 | 211 | 11.367(6.985, 18.498) | 4.403(2.424, 7.999)a |
 No | 21 | 309 | 1 |  |
The water storage container is covered at the time of the survey | ||||
 Yes | 2 | 24 | 1 |  |
 No | 182 | 496 | 4.403(1.030, 18.818) | 15.681(0.191, 1287.490) |
How to withdraw water from the storage | ||||
 Pouring | 182 | 502 | 1 |  |
 Dipping | 2 | 18 | 0.306(0.070, 1.334) | 16.464(0.191, 1421.947) |
Availability of any type of latrine | ||||
 Yes | 21 | 120 | 1 |  |
 No | 163 | 400 | 2.329(1.415, 3.832) | 2.278(1.045, 4.965)a |
Faeces observed in the compound | ||||
 Yes | 179 | 457 | 4.935(1.953, 12.470) | 11.391(2.100, 61.787)a |
 No | 5 | 63 | 1 |  |
Hand washing after visiting the toilet | ||||
 Yes | 173 | 464 | 1 |  |
 No | 11 | 56 | 0.527(0.270, 1.029) | 16.511(3.304, 82.509)a |
Number of rooms | ||||
 Only one room | 167 | 231 | 12.290(7.248, 20.840) | 5.827 (3.208, 10.581)a |
 Two rooms | 17 | 289 | 1 |  |
Floor type | ||||
 Earth floor | 168 | 426 | 2.317(1.324, 4.053) | 2.039 (0.938, 4.434) |
 Cemented floor | 16 | 94 | 1 |  |