Clinical Epidemiology Features and Risk Factors for Acute Diarrhea Caused by Rotavirus A in Vietnamese Children

Table 5

The risk factors of acute diarrhea caused by rotavirus from children ().

Risk factor	Rotavirus (A)				Total	OR; 95% CI
	(+)		(-)
		%		%
Sex
Boy	135	68.5	62	31.5	197	0.96; 0.59-1.56; >0.05
Girl	86	69.4	38	30.6	124
Age group
<24 (months)	152	65.2	81	34.8	233	0.52; 0.29-0.92; <0.05
≥24 (months)	69	78.4	19	21.6	88
Season
Winter-spring	195	74.4	67	25.6	262	3.69; 2.06-6.62; <0.05
Summer-fall	26	44.1	33	55.9	59
Number of vomiting a day
≥5	86	70.2	16	31.8	102	3.34; 1.84-6.09; <0.05
<5	135	61.6	84	38.4	219
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months
No	115	76.7	35	32.3	150	3.89; 2.02-7.48; <0.05
Yes	88	69.8	38	30.2	126
Malnutrition
Yes	20	64.5	11	35.5	31	0.81; 0.37-1.75; >0.05
No	201	69.3	89	30.7	290
History of diarrhea in the last two weeks
Yes	38	17.2	8	8.0	46	2.39; 1.07-5.33; <0.05
No	183	82.8	92	92.0	275