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

Table 2 Distribution of diarrheal disease in relation to socio-demographic factors, rural Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018

Factors	Diarrhea (n = 1146)		Crude OR^a (95% CI)^b
Factors	Yes	No	Crude OR^a (95% CI)^b
Age of the mother/guardian (years)
18–24	38	111	1.14 (0.71–1.84)
25–34	172	591	0.97 (0.69–1.37)
≥ 35	54	180	1
Education of mother/guardian
No formal education	180	609	3.19 (1.26–8.10)
Primary education	79	219	3.90 (1.50–10.09)
Secondary and above	5	54	1
Occupation of the mother/guardian
Housewife	193	650	0.97 (0.71–1.32)
Miscellaneous	71	232	1
Age of the father (years)
20–39	188	630	1.01 (0.73–1.40)
≥ 40	61	206	1
Education of the father
No formal education	143	433	1.26 (0.94–1.67)
Primary and above	106	403	1
Family size
Five or less	182	592	1
Six or above	82	290	0.92 (0.68–1.24)
Living with spouse
Yes	249	836	1
No	15	46	1.10 (0.60–1.99)
Number of living rooms
One	152	407	1.58 (1.20–2.09)
Two and above	112	475	1

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