Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of under-five mortality in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a matched case control study

Table 3 Association between environmental contamination factors & under-five mortality, Gamo Gofa Zone, 2014

Characteristics	Under-five^a			Infants^b
Characteristics	AOR	[95% Conf. Interval]		AOR	[95% Conf. Interval]
The house has window
Yes	RF
No	0.74	0.45	1.23	0.75	0.40	1.40
Did animals live with people
Yes	Ref
No	1.17	0.72	1.92	1.07	0.60	1.90
Had separate kitchen
Yes	Ref
No	1.77	1.16	2.70	1.94	1.13	3.33
Type of latrine the family had
No latrine	Ref
Pit latrine	1.03	0.60	1.76	1.04	0.51	2.11
VIP/Flush	1.37	0.50	3.73	1.04	0.30	3.65
Main source of water
Tap	Ref
Protected well/spring	0.92	0.51	1.66	1.48	0.69	3.20
Unprotected well/spring/river/pond	1.02	0.61	1.72	1.26	0.63	2.52
Source of light of the household
Other than electricity	Ref
Electricity	0.87	0.48	1.57	0.47	0.23	0.99

^aBesides variables in the table adjusted for sex of the child, mother’s education, wealth index, husband occupation and marital status of the mother
^bBesides the variables in the table adjusted for sex of the child, mother’s education, wealth index and marital status of the mother and all bold values are statistically significant at 0.05

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