Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Table 5 Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities among under-five children in DHDSS sites, Dabat, northwest Ethiopia, October to December 2014

Sanitation predictors	Childhood morbidities		COR with 95% CI	AOR with 95% CI
Sanitation predictors	Yes	No	COR with 95% CI	AOR with 95% CI
Housing condition
Not good	412	5758	1.21 (1.0, 1.46)	1.27 (1.04, 1.54)*
Good	163	1886	1
Household cooking energy source
Dirty sources	449	6448	1.51 (1.23, 1.86)	1.52 (1.22, 1.89)***
Relatively clean sources	126	1196	1
Human excreta management
Open field	443	6085	1.16 (0.95, 1.42)	1.16 (0.93, 1.44)
Any type of latrine	132	1559	1
Volume of water collected
< 20 l/p/d	555	7515	2.10 (1.30, 3.39)	1.95 (1.19, 3.18)**
> 20 l/p/d	20	129
Type of water storage container
Narrow-mouthed container	506	6565	0.83 (0.641.08)	0.73 (0.56, 0.96)*
Wide-mouthed container	69	1079

AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval; CIS corrugated iron sheet, COR crude odds ratio, l/p/d liter per person per day
*Statistically significant at p < 0.05
**Statistically significant at p < 0.01
***Statistically significant at p < 0.001

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