Influence of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices on Common Infections among Under-Five Children in Longido and Monduli Districts of Arusha, Tanzania

Table 3

Predictors of diarrhea among children under-five years of age.

Variable		Diarrhea %	COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Education status of the mother
No education	145	31.7	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	0.2	1.3 (1.1–5.6)
With education	165	25.5	1		1
Age of the mother
20–29 years	173	32.4	1.4 (0.3–6.2)	0.6	0.2 (0.1–0.8)	0.02
30–39 years	98	25.5	1.1 (0.3–4.3)	0.9	0.3 (0.1–1.4)	0.1
≥40 years	30	13.3	1		1
Preparation of cow’s milk prior to feeding the child
Boiled	243	19.3	1		1
Not boiled	67	61.2	6.6 (3.7–11.8)	0.001	2.9 (1.3–6.3)
Storage of prepared complementary food
Thermos/hotpot	213	13.1	1		1
Calabash	97	62	4.7 (6.1–18.9)	0.001	4.1 (4.3–19)
Source of drinking water
Tap water	166	17	1		1
Surface water	144	41.7	3.5 (2.1–5.9)	0.001	1.2 (1.02–4.1)
Name of the village
Makuyuni	81	12.3	1		1
Meserani	79	12.7	1.1 (0.6–2.1)	0.4	1.5 (0.7–3.2)	0.3
Kimokouwa	64	43.1	3 (2.7–16.2)	0.001	3.1 (2.2–14.4)
Orbomba	86	43.7	3.2 (2.8–13.5)	0.001	3.4 (2.5–16.4)

, missing value. Age of the mother from 16–19 years . COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence intervals.