Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the association of WASH factors with stunting among children under-five in Debre Tabor town, Ethiopia, December to mid-January 2019
Variables | Frequency | Percent | Stunting | COR(95%CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Drinking water source status | ||||||
 Unimproved | 97 | 15.4 | 14 | 83 | 3.854 (2.132–6.97) | <.001 |
 Improved | 533 | 84.6 | 210 | 323 | 1 |  |
Household Water storage container cover | ||||||
 No | 86 | 13.7 | 19 | 67 | 2.132 (1.245–3.652) | .006 |
 Yes | 544 | 86.3 | 205 | 339 | 1 |  |
Distance to fetch water from the source | ||||||
 Greater than 30 min | 164 | 26 | 58 | 106 | 1.011(.697–1.467) | .953 |
 Less than 30 min | 466 | 74 | 166 | 300 | 1 |  |
Sanitation status | ||||||
 Unimproved | 352 | 55.87 | 106 | 246 | 1.712 (1.231–2.379) | .001 |
 Improved | 278 | 44.13 | 118 | 160 | 1 |  |
The hygienic practice of households | ||||||
 Poor | 382 | 60.6 | 105 | 277 | 2.434 (1.74–3.403) | <.001 |
 Good | 248 | 39.4 | 119 | 129 | 1 |  |
Solid waste disposal | ||||||
 Open field | 272 | 43.2 | 79 | 193 | 2.363 (1.511–3.695) | <.001 |
 Dump into pit | 239 | 37.9 | 90 | 149 | 1.383(.881–2.17) | .159 |
 Burning | 119 | 18.9 | 55 | 64 | 1 |  |