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Table 4 Distribution of diarrheal disease in relation to environmental factors, rural Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018

From: Diarrheal morbidity and predisposing factors among children under 5 years of age in rural East Ethiopia

Factors

Diarrhea (n = 1146)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Source of drinking water

 Improved

189

662

1

 Unimproved

75

220

1.19 (0.88–1.63)

Daily availability water supply from the public tap

 ≤ 1 h

69

122

2.54 (1.78–3.63)

 ≥ 2 h

120

540

1

Use of dipper to draw water from container

 No

53

476

1

 Yes

211

406

4.67 (3.36–6.49)

Latrine present

 No

168

522

1.21 (0.91–1.60)

 Yes

96

360

1

Presence of refuse disposal facility

 No

231

606

3.19 (2.16–4.72)

 Yes

33

276

1

Under-five children stool disposing method

 Burying and disposing out of the compound

97

385

1

 Disposing in and around the compound

78

162

1.91 (1.35–2.71)

Feces in and around the house

 No

139

582

1

 Yes

125

300

1.75 (1.32–2.31)

Refuse in and around the house

 No

133

542

1

 Yes

131

340

1.57 (1.20–2.10)