Table 5 Housing quality and composite indicators with association to ARI.

From: Effect of housing construction material on childhood acute respiratory infection: a hospital based case control study in Bangladesh

Variables

Category

Case (%)

Control (%)

COR (95% CI)

p-value

Household floor type

 

Finished

124 (56.1)

151 (68.3)

1

 
 

Natural

97 (43.9)

70 (31.7)

1.69 (1.14–2.49)

0.008*

Household wall type

Finished

120 (54.3)

132 (59.7)

1

  

Natural

101 (45.7)

89 (40.3)

1.25 (0.86–1.82)

0.249

 

Household Roof type

 

Finished

91 (41.2)

117 (52.9)

1

 
 

Natural

130 (58.8)

104 (47.1)

1.61 (1.10–2.34)

0.013*

Composite indicator

 Household floor and wall type

 

Finished floor + finished wall

106 (47.96)

118 (53.39)

1

 
 

Natural floor + natural wall

83 (37.56)

56 (25.34)

1.65 (1.07–2.53)

0.022*

 

Finished floor + natural wall

18 (8.14)

33 (14.93)

0.61 (0.32–1.14)

0.121

 

Natural floor + finished wall

14 (6.33)

14 (6.33)

1.11 (0.51–2.44)

0.789

 Household wall and roof type

 

Finished wall + finished roof

85 (38.46)

102 (46.15)

1

 
 

Natural wall + natural roof

95 (42.99)

74 (33.48)

1.54 (1.01–2.34)

0.043*

 

Finished wall + natural roof

35 (15.84)

30 (13.57)

1.4 (0.79–2.47)

0.244

 

Natural wall# + finished roof

6 (2.71)

15 (6.79)

0.48 (0.19–1.29)

0.146

 Household floor and roof type

 

Finished floor + finished roof

75 (33.94)

101 (45.7)

1

 
 

Natural floor + natural roof

81 (36.65)

54 (24.43)

2.02 (1.28–3.19)

0.003*

 

Natural floor + Finished roof

16 (7.24)

16 (7.24)

1.37 (0.63–2.86)

0.439

 

Finished floor + natural roof

49 (22.17)

50 (52.62)

1.32 (0.80–2.16)

0.271

  1. COR Crude odd ratio, CI Confidence interval, 1- Reference Category.
  2. *p -value < 0.05.