Table 4 Bivariable analysis of socio-demographic and family related factors of children and adolescents aged 5–14 year old attending paediatric outpatient at Wolaita sodo university comprehensive specialized hospital, Wolaita sodo, south Ethiopia 2022
Variable | Category | Elimination disorder | COR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | ||||
Age of child | 5–8 year | 35 (14.2%) | 212 (85.8%) | 1.4 (0.56, 3.52) | 0.47 |
9–11 year | 29 (25.6%) | 84 (74.4%) | 2.9 (1.14, 7.55) | 0.026* | |
12–14 year | 6 (10.5%) | 51 (89.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
Child sex | Male | 47 (17.3%) | 224 (82.7%) | 1.1 (0.65, 1.93) | 0.68 |
Female | 23 (15.75%) | 123 (84.25%) | 1 | 1 | |
Residency | Urban | 29 (12%) | 212 (88%) | 1 | 1 |
Rural | 41 (23.3%) | 135 (76.7%) | 2.2 (1.32, 3.74) | 0.003* | |
Educational level of child | Kindergarten (KG) | 29 (19.7%) | 118 (80.3%) | 1.4 (0.81, 2.32) | 0.23* |
Primary and above | 41 (15.2%) | 229 (84.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
Currently living | With parents | 49 (16.5%) | 248 (83.5%) | 1 | 1 |
Steep parents | 8 (12.9%) | 54 (87.1%) | 0.75 (0.34, 1.67) | 0.48 | |
Residential institution | 6 (20%) | 24 (80%) | 1.3 (0.49, 3.26) | 0.63 | |
Guardian | 7 (25%) | 21 (75%) | 1.7 (0.68, 4.18) | 0.26 | |
Family size | < 4 | 25 (11.7%) | 189 (88.3%) | 1 | 1 |
≥ 4 | 45 (22.2%) | 158 (77.8%) | 2.2 (1.26, 3.67) | 0.005* | |
Occupation of parents | Government | 28 (19.4%) | 116 (80.4%) | 1 | 1 |
Private | 9 (16.7%) | 45 (83.3%) | 0.83 (0.36, 1.89) | 0.65 | |
Merchant | 12 (18.75%) | 52 (81.25%) | 0.96 (0.45, 2.03) | 0.9 | |
Farmer | 6 (9.67%) | 56 (90.3%) | 0.4 (0.17, 1.13) | 0.09* | |
Housewife | 5 (26.3%) | 14 (73.7%) | 1.4 (0.49, 4.45) | 0.48 | |
Unemployed | 5 (14.3%) | 30 (85.7%) | 0.69 (0.25, 1.94) | 0.48 | |
Daily labor | 5 (12.8%) | 34 (87.2%) | 0.6 (0.22, 1.69) | 0.34 | |
Educational level of parents | Illiterate | 13 (15.5%) | 71 (84.5%) | 0.88 (0.43, 1.82) | 0.73 |
Primary school | 31 (17%) | 151 (83%) | 0.98 (0.56, 1.75) | 0.96 | |
High school and above | 26 (17.2%) | 125 (82.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
Parental marital status | Married | 48 (16%) | 250 (84%) | 1 | 1 |
Divorced | 5 (10.4%) | 43 (89.6%) | 0.61 (0.23, 1.61) | 0.3 | |
Separated | 7 (18.9%) | 30 (81.1%) | 1.2 (0.51, 2.93) | 0.7 | |
Widowed | 5 (21.7%) | 18 (78.3%) | 1.4 (0.51, 4.08) | 0.49 | |
Single | 5 (45.5%) | 6 (54.5%) | 4.3 (1.27, 14.8) | 0.019* | |
Average family income | < 1000 | 6 (9.84%) | 55 (90.16%) | 0.507 (0.204,1.26) | 0.14* |
1000–2500 | 8 (13.3%) | 52 (86.7%) | 0.72 (0.32, 1.62) | 0.42 | |
2500–3400 | 16 (22.85%) | 54 (77.15%) | 1.37 (0.72, 2.65) | 0.34 | |
≥ 3400 | 40 (17.7%) | 186 (82.3%) | 1 | 1 | |