Table 4 Factors associated with untreated diarrhea among under five children in the 2016 EDHS.

Age of child

0–6 m

28

63

1

1

1

6–11 m

114

127

0.41 (0.21, 0.81)

0.40 (0.19, 0.81)***

0.38 (0.19, 0.79)***

12–23

181

176

0.31 (0.16, 0.60)

0.30 (0.15, 0.60)***

0.30 (0.15, 0.60)***

24–35 m

102

148

0.48 (0.25, 0.96)

0.50 (0.25, 1.02)

0.49 (0.24, 0.99)***

> 35

98

190

0.81 (0.41, 1.60)

0.74 (0.37, 1.51)

0.73 (0.36, 1.49)

Respondent occupation

Not working

262

386

1.32 (0.961, 1.799)

1.40 (0.99, 1.98)

1.41 (0.99, 1.987)

Working

261

318

1

1

1

Under-five children number

2 or less

473

602

1

1

1

3 and above

51

101

1.59 (0.98, 2.57)

1.30 (0.77, 2.19)

1.28 (0.76, 1.99)

Family number

≤ 5

301

309

1

1

1

6 and above

223

394

1.89 (1.37, 2.61)

1.67 (1.13, 2.45)***

1.64 (1.10, 2.43)***

Education

No formal education

278

489

2.13 (1.53, 2.96)

1.79 (1.20, 2.66)***

1.45 (0.93, 2.24)

Formal education

246

214

1

1

1

Media

Yes

214

212

1

1

1

No

310

491

1.59 (1.14, 2.21)

1.19 (0.81, 1.75)

1.18 (0.78, 1.80)

Wealth index

Poor

200

338

1.92 (1.32, 2.79)

1.53 (0.99, 2.37)

1.31 (0.81, 2.20)

Middle

103

164

2.05 (1.34, 3.15)

2.05 (1.29, 3.26)***

1.89 (1.17, 3.04)***

Rich

221

201

1

1

1

Age of women

15–24

150

157

1

1

1

25–34

274

397

1.67 (1.16, 2.40)

1.28 (0.84, 1.94)

1.35 (0.88, 2.07)

35–49

100

149

1.55 (0.97, 2.40)

0.84 (0.48, 1.47)

0.91 (0.52, 1.60)

Religion

Catholic

4

6

1

1

1

Orthodox

203

248

0.20 (0.35, 1.10)

0.17 (0.03, 0.99)*

0.18 (0.03, 1.02)

Protestant

120

193

0.44 (0.08, 2.38)

0.34 (0.06, 1.89)

0.38 (0.07, 2.08)

Muslim

183

246

0.21 (0.04, 1.12)

0.15 (0.26, 0.82)*

0.19 (0.04, 1.03)

Tradition

14

10

0.12 (0.15, 0.91)

0.04 (0.00, 0.34)*

0.13 (0.02, 1.01)

Community level poverty

Higher

228

375

1.86 (1.16, 2.98)

1.30 (0.77, 2.21)

1.52 (0.80, 2.89)

Lower

296

328

1

1

1

Community level education

Higher

204

399

2.82 (1.77, 4.50)

2.44 (1.47, 4.05)***

1.97 (1.07, 3.64)**

Lower

320

304

1

1

1

Region

metropolitan

15

11

1

1

1

Small peripheral

28

26

1.82 (0.40, 4.81)

0.56 (0.15, 2.15)

0.54 (0.13, 2.27)

Large central

481

666

2.20 (0.76, 6.39)

1.12 (0.35, 3.63)

1.14 (0.33, 2.23)

Residence

Urban

74

52

1

1

1

Rural

450

651

2.81 (1.42, 5.54)

1.48 (0.66, 3.35)

0.90 (0.36, 2.23)

Community level media

Lower

258

416

1.84 (1.15, 2.95)

1.08 (0.64, 1.84)

0.90 (0.48, 1.68)

Higher

266

287

1

1

1

Distance

Not big problem

235

277

1

1

1

Big problem

288

427

1.34 (0.95, 1.87)

1.16 (0.82, 1.64)

1.04 (0.79, 1.51)