Factors that influence zinc combined with ORS utilisation among under-five children with diarrhoeal diseases in the East Wallaga zone of western Ethiopia in 2022 (n=540)
| Variables | Zinc bundled with ORS utilisation | OR (95% CI) and P value | ||
| Non-used n (%) | Used n (%) | COR | AOR | |
| Age of the respondent | ||||
| 18–29 | 162 (49.7) | 98 (45.8) | 1 | 1 |
| 30–39 | 142 (43.6) | 90 (42.1) | 1.04 (0.72, 1.50) | 1.46 (0.81, 2.63) |
| 40–49 | 22 (6.7) | 26 (12.1) | 1.9 (1.05, 3.63) | 3.48 (1.41, 8.53)** |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 148 (45.4) | 42 (19.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Housewife | 136 (41.7) | 94 (43.9) | 2.43 (1.581, 3.75) | 2.49 (0.27, 4.87) |
| Merchant | 21 (6.4) | 66 (30.8) | 11.07 (6.08, 20.15) | 4.11 (1.73, 8.12)*** |
| Labourer | 5 (1.5) | 6 (2.8) | 4.22 (1.22, 14.54) | 2.79 (1.14, 14.45) |
| Others† | 16 (4.9) | 6 (2.8) | 2.11 (0.72, 6.15) | 2.71 (1.33, 11.18) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 49 (15.0) | 39 (18.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Read and write | 20 (6.1) | 34 (15.9) | 2.13 (1.06, 4.276) | 5.77 (1.22, 11.67)* |
| Primary education (Grades 1–8) | 163 (50.0) | 81 (37.9) | 0.62 (0.37, 1.02) | 0.29 (0.08, 1.04) |
| Grades 9–12 | 79 (24.2) | 43 (20.1) | 0.68 (0.39, 1.199) | 0.14 (0.032, 0.65) |
| Diploma | 10 (3.1) | 12 (5.6) | 1.50 (0.59, 3.85) | 0.32 (0.03, 3.33) |
| Degree and above | 5 (1.5) | 5 (2.3) | 1.25 (0.339, 4.65) | 0.02 (0.00, 0.06) |
| Family size | ||||
| <5 | 152 (46.6) | 161 (75.2) | 3.47 (2.38, 5.08) | 1.75 (0.08, 6.76) |
| ≥5 | 174 (53.4) | 53 (24.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Age of children (months) | ||||
| 6–11 | 91 (27.9) | 71 (33.2) | 4.48 (2.42, 8.29) | 1.91 (0.33, 13.87) |
| 12–23 | 143 (43.9) | 127 (59.3) | 5.10 (2.85, 9.14) | 2.07 (0.24, 19.72) |
| 24–59 | 92 (28.2) | 16 (7.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 41 (12.6) | 45 (21.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 285 (87.4) | 169 (79.0) | 1.85 (1.16, 2.94) | 1.89 (0.38, 5.23) |
| Level of health facility visited | ||||
| Primary Level | 290 (89.0) | 165 (77.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary level | 31 (9.5) | 38 (17.8) | 2.15 (1.29, 3.59) | 2.82 (1.30, 6.10)** |
| Tertiary level | 5 (1.5) | 11 (5.1) | 0.44 (0.32, 0.86) | 0.016 (0.03, 0.97)* |
| Level of health professionals provided care | ||||
| Diploma | 27 (8.3) | 106 (49.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Degree and above | 264 (81.0) | 76 (35.5) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.12) | 0.06 (0.03, 0.12)*** |
| Medical doctor | 15 (4.6) | 16 (7.5) | 0.27 (0.11, 0.61) | 0.13 (0.04, 0.44)*** |
| Paediatrician | 20 (6.1) | 16 (7.5) | 0.20 (0.09, 0.44) | 0.40 (0.13, 1.24) |
| CBHI membership status | ||||
| Member | 295 (90.5) | 118 (55.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Non-member | 31 (9.5) | 96 (44.9) | 3.03 (4.89, 12.23) | 2.24 (0.43, 11.71) |
1=reference.
*P<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
†Students, government workers.
AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; ORS, oral rehydration salt.