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Table 2 Sanitation predictors of childhood diarrhea among U5C (n = 704) in Hadaleala district, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia, May

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

 
  1. The result of Hosmer and lemshow test was > 0.05
  2. aStatistically significant variables