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Table 2 Diarrhea prevalence by household at baseline and follow-up separated by days between measurements

From: Evaluating the efficacy of point-of-use water filtration units in Fiji

Aggregation Timing Prevalence Odds ratio (95% confidence interval (CI)) Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)4
Household1 Baseline 17.5% (88/503) 11.6 (5.7, 23.7)*** 14.8 (6.9, 32.0)***
Follow-up 1.8% (9/503) 1.0 1.0
Households followed up within 60 days2 Baseline 17.3% (63/364) 10.7 (4.7, 24.0)*** 14.4 (5.9, 35.1)***
Follow-up 1.9% (7/364) 1.0 1.0
Households followed up after 60 days3 Baseline 18.0% (25/139) 15.0 (3.4, 66.8)*** 56.3 (1.9, 1,653.5)*
Follow-up 1.4% (2/139) 1.0 1.0
  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  2. 1Summarized as whether anyone in the household experienced diarrhea within the previous 2 weeks
  3. 2Summarized as household being visited within 60 days of baseline intervention and whether anyone in the household experienced diarrhea within the previous 2 weeks
  4. 3Summarized as household being visited after 60 days of baseline intervention and whether anyone in the household experienced diarrhea within the previous 2 weeks
  5. 4Adjusted for all variables in Table 1 plus an indicator variable for whether the water source changed, an indicator variable for whether the person answering the survey questions changed, and a variable indicating any change in the number of adults in the household
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Tropical Medicine and Health

ISSN: 1349-4147

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