Research Article

Pneumonia Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among under-Five Children in Goncha Siso Enesie District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of potential risk factors associated with under-five pneumonia in Goncha Siso Enesie District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020/2021.

Independent variablesCoding categoriesPneumonia statusUnivariate logistic regressionMultivariate logistic regression
Positive (percent)Negative (percent)COR (95% CI) valueAOR (95% CI) value

AgeBelow 1 year49 (33.6)97 (66.4)0.598 (0.295, 1.216)0.1560.897 (0.317, 2.539)0.837
1–3 years old36 (17.9)165 (82.1)1.386 (0.676, 2.840)0.3731.439 (0.568, 3.845)0.443
3–5 years old13 (24.1)43 (75.9)1

ResidenceRural48 (30.4)110 (69.6)1.702 (1.074, 2.695)0.0230.538 (0.303, 0.953)0.034
Urban50 (20.4)195 (79.6)1

Size of the family>522 (31.8)47 (68.2)1.450 (0.799, 2.633)0.2220.465 (0.200, 1.081)0.075
4–551 (24.4)158 (75.6)1.872 (0.958, 3.658)0.0660.651 (0.342, 1.238)0.191
≤325 (20)100 (80)1

Monthly income of the family (birr)<1000 birr ($19.03)42 (27.8)109 (72.2)0.590 (0.304, 1.146)0.1190.589 (0.262, 1.326)0.201
1000–2500 birr ($19.03–47.57)41 (23.9)130 (76.1)0.721 (0.372, 1.396)0.3320.872(0.397, 1.919)0.734
>2500 birr ($47.57)15 (18.5)66 (81.5)1

Maternal occupationHouse wives51 (20.1)203 (79.9)1.393 (0.559, 3.474)0.4771.274 (0.158, 10.296)0.820
Daily labor11 (40.7)16 (59.3)0.509 (0.161, 1.613)0.2610.168 (0.014, 2.061)0.163
Merchant21 (25.6)61 (74.4)1.017 (0.377, 2.745)0.9740.784 (0.086, 7.114)0.829
Student8 (61.5)5 (38.5)0.219 (0.053, 0.896)0.0351.011 (0.972, 3.643)0.061
Civil servant7 (25.9)20 (74.1)1

Source of fuel for cookingWood69 (28.9)170 (71.1)1.232 (0.3, 5.065)0.7732.769 (0.488, 15.727)0.049
Charcoal26 (16.7)129 (83.3)2.481 (0.583, 10.56)0.2191.390 (0.251, 7.697)0.706
Electricity3 (33.3)6 (66.7)1

Cooking areaKitchen59 (24.7)180 (75.3)1
Outdoor25 (19.7)102 (80.3)1.857 (0.898, 3.84)0.0950.520 (0.205, 1.319)0.169
Living room14 (37.8)23 (62.2)2.483 (1.121, 5.502)0.0250.895 (0.481, 1.665)0.726

Presence of windows in the kitchenNo61 (28.4)154 (71.6)0.619 (0.388, 0.986)0.0430.626 (0.361, 1.085)0.045
Yes37 (19.7)151 (80.3)1

Number of windows in the main house> three21 (23.8)67 (76.2)1
Two23 (20.9)87 (79.1)1.186 (0.606, 2.321)0.6191.503 (0.689, 3.280)0.306
One27 (19.3)113 (80.7)1.312 (0.688, 2.501)0.4101.252 (0.591, 2.653)0.557
No window27 (41.5)38 (58.5)0.441 (0.220, 0.884)0.0210.598 (0.264, 1.356)0.218

BF status of the childMixed BF60 (44.1)76 (55.9)0.21 (0.130, 0.340)0.0015.229 (3.025, 9.041)0.001
Exclusive BF38 (14.2)229 (85.8)1

Years of BFUp to 1 year12 (29.3)29 (70.7)2.240 (1.109, 4.526)0.0251.357 (0.509, 3.613)0.542
Up to 2 years25 (19.8)101 (80.2)1.752 (1.009, 3.041)0.0461.699 (0.179, 16.101)0.644
Up to date49 (30.2)113 (69.2)1.048 (0.494, 2.222)0.9031.599 (0.729, 3.505)0.242
>2 years12 (16.2)62 (83.8)1

Age when complementary feed started>6 months29 (20.7)111 (79.3)1
<6 months23 (14.0)131 (86.0)1.037 (0.593, 1.814)0.8982.080 (1.061, 4.076)0.033
Not started36 (36.7)63 (63.3)0.457 (0.256, 0.815)0.0081.925 (0.961, 3.855)0.065

ARTI = acute respiratory tract infection; BF = breastfeeding; statistically significant at .