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Table 3 Prevalence of self-reported diarrhea by home filter status

From: Diarrhea prevalence in a randomized, controlled prospective trial of point-of-use water filters in homes and schools in the Dominican Republic

Aggregation

Before filter in homea% (x/n)

After filter in homea% (x/n)

OR (95% CI)b

aOR (95% CI)c

Any member of the household

25.6% (101/394)

9.8% (56/574)

0.24 (0.16,0.37)***

0.29 (0.16,0.51)***

Adults only

17.3%

(68/392)

4.4% (25/564)

0.04(0.01,0.1)***

0.14 (0.04,0.44)***

School aged children only

12.2%

(46/378)

6.0%

(33/546)

0.20(0.10,0.44)***

0.49 (0.23,1.05)

Children less than 5

11.8%

(12/102)

4.3%

(6/139)

0.15

(0.15,0.15)***

0.09(0.011,0.73)*

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. aCounts are each measurement of each household
  3. bOdds ratio accounting for repeated measures
  4. cAdjusted odds ratio accounting for repeated measures and adjusted for household size, season (fall, winter, spring), water source, school filter status, and region