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Table 2 Multiple logistic regression results of receiving ORS among under-5 year children

From: Access to oral rehydration solution and zinc supplementation for treatment of childhood diarrhoeal diseases in Sudan

Variable

Level

ORS (%)

AOR

95% CI

p value

Age group

Infants

15.7

Ref

1–2 year

20.6

1.379

(1.090–1.746)

0.008

2–3 year

20.3

1.351

(1.057–1.728)

0.016

3–4 year

20.5

1.413

(1.097–1.819)

0.007

4–5 year

16.6

1.068

(0.791–1.442)

0.666

Area of residence

Urban

23.8

Ref

Rural

16.8

0.666

(0.552–0.803)

0.000

Wealth index

Poorest

14.9

Ref

Second

18.2

1.234

(0.942–1.616)

0.126

Middle

20.3

1.296

(0.996–1.686)

0.054

Fourth

20.8

1.301

(1.006–1.682)

0.045

Richest

20.1

1.108

(0.822–1.493)

0.502