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Table 4 Logistic regression of child/caregiver characteristics and rotavirus infection or severe diarrhoea

From: Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, a hospital cross-sectional study

 

Rotavirus Infection

Severe diarrhoea

Odds Ratio [95 CI]

p-value

Odds Ratio [95 CI]

p-value

Child age (ref: 3–9 months)

 10–16 months

1.52 [0.73–3.15]

0.265

0.72 [0.43–1.20]

0.202

 17–24 months

2.00 [0.92–4.36]

0.080

0.75 [0.42–1.33]

0.319

 Female (ref: Male)

0.70 [0.38–1.30]

0.263

1.13 [0.73–1.74]

0.578

 Wasting

0.67 [0.36–1.24]

0.199

0.36 [0.22–0.58]

< 0.001

 Exclusive Breastfeeding

1.38 [0.63–2.99]

0.418

1.21 [0.73–2.02]

0.462

Mother/caregiver age (ref: ≤25)

 26–30

1.25 [0.62–2.52]

0.532

1.29 [0.79–2.11]

0.315

 31–44

1.41 [0.65–3.02]

0.382

1.52 [0.87–2.66]

0.141

Mother/caregiver education (ref: primary/none)

 Secondary

0.64 [0.33–1.24]

0.187

0.76 [0.46–1.25]

0.280

 Post-secondary

0.59 [0.23–1.54]

0.282

0.75 [0.38–1.48]

0.404