Table 4: Bi-variable and multivariable analysis for possible risk factors of children’s age from 2-59 months in Tehuledere district, (N = 396).

Variables

   Pneumonia status

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

P-Value

Case (%)

Control (%)

Age of the child                              

        2-11

46 (34.65)

63 (23.86)

1.77 (1.05, 2.99)*

1.56 (0.59, 2.76)

0.152

       12-27

44 (33.33)

99 (37.58)

1.07 (0.65, 1.78)

1.25 (0.56, 2.77)

0.57

       28-60

42 (31.82)

102 (38.64)

1

1

 

Place of residence

        Urban

43 (32.57)

67 (25.)

1.45 (0.91, 2.31)*

2.67 (1.5, 4.7)**

0.001

        Rural

89 (67.43)

197 (74.64)

1

1

 

Child place during cooking                               

On the back or near the caregiver

Outside of the cooking house

88 (66.66)

 

 

44 (33.34)

72 (27.27)

 

 

192 (72.73)

5.33 (3.39, 8.38)*

 

1

4.7 (2.7, 8)**

 

 

1

0.00

Frequency of child carries on the back

           < 2 times

43 (32.58)

185 (70.07)

1

1

 

            3-5 times

68 (51.51)

68 (25.75)

4.39 (2.73, 7.08)*

2.64 (1.5, 4.6)*

0.00

            > 5 times

21 (15.91)

11 (4.16)

7.87 (3.5, 17.68)*

5.11 (2.10, 13)*

0.00

  Family size

           Crowded

           Not crowded

46 (34.85)

86 (65.15)

47 (17.80)

217 (82.20)

2.47 (1.53,  3.97)*

1

1.9 (1.05, 3.37)**

1

0.032

 Household status under Health extension Package               

    Model HH

    On Package training

    Not in the Package

35 (26)

83 (62.88)

14 (10.61)

10 (3.79)

145 (54.92)

19 (7.20)

1

1.73 (1.07, 2.79)*

1.17 (1.17, 5.52)*

1

1.35 (0.74, 2.44)

1.32 (0.48, 3.58)

 

0.31

0.58

The main house without a window                                            

             Yes

76 (57.57)

220 (83.33)

1

1

0.00

              No

56 (42.43)

44 (16.67)

3.7 (2.3, 5.9)*

2.42 (1.4, 4.2)**

0.02

Having a no separated animal house

              Yes

65 (49.24)

203 (76.89)

1

1

 

              No

67 (57.76)

67 (23.11)

3.5 (1.9, 62)*

3.57 (1.7, 7.2)**

0.00

Child’s history of diarrhea in the last two weeks                                        

              Yes

67 (50.75)

93 (35.23)

3.65 (2.27, 5.86)*

3.16 (1.85, 5.52)**

 

0.00

              No

65 (49.25)

 

171 (64.77)

1

1

 

*Variables that show significant association during the Binary logistic regression at P < 0.05; **Variables that show significant association during the multiple logistic regression at P < 0.05