Research Article

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Risk Factors on the Prevalence of Diarrhea among Under-Five Children in the Rural Community of Dangila District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with diarrhea among under-five children in Dangila district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 419).

VariablesDiarrheaCOR (95% CI) valueAOR (95% CI) value
YesNo

Number of <5 children/houseTwo40218.43 (4.66–15.23)≤0.0011.62 (0.47–5.63)0.447
One662921

Family size≥521312.25 (1.23–4.11)0.0092.45(0.74–8.39)0.139
<5852821

Going to latrine with barefootYes51416.15 (3.72–10.17)≤0.0012.45(0.84–7.13)0.100
No552721

Playing with soilYes82869.02 (5.37–15.14)≤0.0018.40 (4.58–36.66)≤0.001
No242271

Eating soilYes51308.75 (5.12–14.94)≤0.0016.28 (1.99–19.78)0.002
No552831

Eating fruits and vegetableYes35433.10 (1.85–5.19)≤0.0011.99 (0.69–5.76)0.207
No712701

Having close contact with petsYes823725.49 (14.42–45.06)≤0.0014.73 (1.78–12.59)0.002
No242761

Hand wash habit before mealYes9229810.0051.59 (0.33–7.60)0.559
No14153.02 (1.41–6.50)

Handwashing habit after toiletYes1162411≤0.0017.70 (2.71–21.79)≤0.001
No907218.83 (10.40–34.08)

Having open defecation practice of kidsYes48921.99 (1.26–3.13)0.0031.06 (0.40–2.81)0.903
No582211

Care giver handwashing habitYes542971≤0.00119.10 (5.46–66.52)≤0.001
No521617.88 (9.51–33.59)

Kids nail statusTrimmed6926810.0012.76 (0.90–8.50)0.076
Untrimmed37454.49 (2.45–8.22)

Presence of latrineYes5729410.0013.87 (1.24–12.08)0.020
No491913.03 (7.29–24.26)

Drinking water sourceUnprotected21312.25 (1.23–4.11)0.0092.21 (0.51–9.69)0.290
Protected852821

Family monthly income in USD<11.33791752.31 (1.41–3.77)0.0012.90 (1.04–8.08)0.042
≥11.33271381