From: Prevalence and correlates for diarrhoea in the mountainous informal settlements of Huye town, Rwanda
Factors | Rainy season | Dry season | ||||||
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Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |
Household location | ||||||||
Altitude (in metres) | ||||||||
1700 & below | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
1700-1800 | .37 | .10-1.37 | .80 | .19-3.37 | .49 | .15-1.59 | .62 | .16-2.36 |
1800 & above | .22 * | .04-.96 | .42* | .13-.81 | .43* | .09-.95 | .58* | .12- .90 |
Distance from the road (in metres) | ||||||||
Level one (400 m) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Level two (400-800 m) | 3.48* | 1.69-7.19 | 2.96* | 1.34-6.57 | 1.27* | 1.05-2.92 | 1.21* | 1.47-3.13 |
Level three (800 m +) | 4.98* | 2.55-9.72 | 3.32* | 1.47-7.48 | 1.79* | 1.17-3.68 | 1.60* | 1.26-4.10 |
Observed status of sanitation in the physical environment within and around homes | ||||||||
Observed stagnant water | ||||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 1.79* | 1.04-3.79 | 1.43 | .59-3.49 | 2.34* | 1.10-5.01 | 1.71 | .71- 4.11 |
Observed flies | ||||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 2.23* | 1.22-4.06 | 1.69* | 1.29-2.81 | 1.79* | 1.14-3.42 | 1.91* | 1.28-2.93 |
Observed scattered solid waste | ||||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 2.11* | 1.22-3.67 | 1.49* | 1.07-2.89 | 3.68* | 1.87-7.25 | 3.59* | 1.63 -7.92 |
Household socioeconomic proxy variables | ||||||||
Education level of the woman | ||||||||
Primary education or lower | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Secondary education | .35* | .17-.72 | .90 | .38-2.14 | .81 | .35-1.82 | 2.42 | .83-7.00 |
Postsecondary education | .42 | .12-1.56 | .85 | .18-4.02 | .74 | .15-3.62 | 2.64 | .40-17.26 |
Quality of family dwelling | ||||||||
Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Medium | .47 | .17-1.25 | .51 | .17-1.52 | 1.22 | .43-3.47 | 1.77 | .56-5.59 |
High | .63 | .35-1.12 | .85 | .43-1.67 | .55 | .27-1.13 | .68 | .30-1.53 |
Type of toilet facilities | ||||||||
Traditional pit toilets | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Fairly improved toilets | .48* | .24-.95 | 1.06 | .46-2.44 | .61 | .26-1.42 | .75 | .27-2.05 |
Modern toilets | .41* | .13-.92 | 1.00 | .24-4.12 | .22 | .03-1.77 | .19 | .02 -1.90 |
Access to piped water | ||||||||
Piped water at home | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
No piped at home | 3.33* | 1.74-6.38 | 1.96 | .89- 4.32 | 1.84 | .83-4.07 | 1.26 | .48 -3.30 |