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

Table 5 Prevalence of diarrhea with economic or educational consequence by home filter status

Aggregation	Before filter in home^a	After filter in home^a	Odds ratio^b	Adjusted odds ratio^c
Any member of the household with any economic or educational consequence	9.64% (38/394)	1.57% (9/574)	0.01(0.00,0.05)***	0.07 (0.0014,0.56)*
Adult hospitalized due to diarrhea	3.59% (14/390)	0.888% (5/563)	0.02 (0.00,0.18)***	0.18 (0.0027,11.6)
Adult missed work due to diarrhea	5.38% (21/390)	0.888% (5/563)	0.01 (0.00,0.09)***	0.02 (0.00,1.57)
Child missed school due to diarrhea	4.23% (16/378)	0.549% (3/546)	0.01 (0.00,0.09)***	0.051 (0.0016,1.59)
Child less than 5 hospitalized due to diarrhea	7.84% (8/102)	2.88% (4/139)	0.01 (0.00,0.32)*	0.01 (0.00,12.0)

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
^a Counts are each measurement of each household
^b Odds ratio accounting for repeated measures
^c Adjusted odds ratio accounting for repeated measures and adjusted for household size, season (fall, winter, spring), water source, school filter status, and region

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