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Table 4 Socioeconomic factors associated with childhood diarrhea among under-five children in Hadaleala District, Afar Region, northeast Ethiopia, May, 2015

From: Socioeconomic factors associated with diarrheal diseases among under-five children of the nomadic population in northeast Ethiopia

Socioeconomic variables

Under-five diarrhea

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Number of children

 One

58

367

1

 

 Two

105

148

4.5 (3.1, 6.5)

4.3 (2.9, 6.3)**

 Three

21

5

26.6 (9.6, 73.3)

22.4 (7.8, 64.5)**

Age of children in months

 <6.0

12

101

1

 

 6.0–11.0

28

44

5.4 (2.5, 11.5)

4.8 (2.1, 10.8)**

 12.0–23.0

69

83

6.0 (3.6, 13.8)

6.0 (2.9, 12.2)**

 24.0–35.0

31

107

2.4 (1.2, 5.0)

2.5 (1.2, 5.4)*

 >35.0

44

185

2.0 (1.0, 4.0)

1.8 (0.9, 3.7)

Sex of children

 Male

89

289

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

 Female

95

231

1

 

Mothers’ education

 No formal education

174

450

2.7 (1.4, 5.4)

2.5 (1.2, 5.2)*

 Formal education

10

70

1

 

Household wealth status

 Poor

128

328

1.3 (0.9, 1.9)

1.6 (1.0, 2.4)*

 Medium

56

192

1

 
  1. The result of Hosmer–Lemeshow test was >0.261
  2. *Statistically significant variables at p < 0.05; **statistically significant variables at p < 0.001