Table 1 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with acute lower respiratory infection among children under five in Rwanda, RDHS 2010
Name of Variable | Children in study | Children suffering from ALRI in last two weeks | Chi-squared p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | Number (Percent) | ||
CHILD | 0.001 | ||
Child age | 82 (5.2) | ||
0-11 months | 1, 573 | ||
12-23 months | 1, 615 | 82 (5.1) | |
24-59 months | 5, 411 | 157 (2.9) | |
Child sex | 0.104 | ||
Boy | 4,361 | 179 (4.1) | |
Girl | 4,238 | 144 (3.4) | |
Child underweighta | 0.991 | ||
No | 3,648 | 139 (3.8) | |
Yes | 467 | 18 (3.8) | |
Not measured | 4,424 | 164 (3.7) | |
Child received BCG | 0.109 | ||
No | 94 | 1 (0.9) | |
Yes | 8,503 | 323 (3.8) | |
Child received intestinal drugs in last 6 months | 0.119 | ||
No | 94 | 4 (4.4) | |
Yes | 8,503 | 306 (3.6) | |
Anemia levela | 0.083 | ||
Not anemic | 2,316 | 74 (3.2) | |
Mild or moderate | 1,441 | 60 (4.2) | |
Severe | 17 | 2 (14.6) | |
Not measured | 4,424 | 164 (3.7) | |
Child received vitamin A in last 6 months | 0.040 | ||
No | 1,109 | 54 (4.9) | |
Yes | 7,484 | 269 (3.6) | |
Child delivered at a health facility | 0.326 | ||
No | 2,625 | 89 (3.4) | |
Yes | 5,969 | 233 (3.9) | |
PARENT | |||
Mother current age | 0.178 | ||
<21 years | 273 | 14 (5.3) | |
21+ years | 8,326 | 308 (3.7) | |
Mother employment status | 0.225 | ||
Not working or self-employed agriculture | 7,488 | 269 (3.6) | |
Working | 1,100 | 50 (4.6) | |
Mother education level | 0.210 | ||
Less than secondary | 7,837 | 282 (3.6) | |
Secondary or high | 762 | 37 (4.9) | |
Partner education levela | 0.406 | ||
Less than secondary | 7,155 | 257 (3.6) | |
Secondary or higher | 882 | 40 (4.4) | |
HOUSEHOLD | 0.109 | ||
Bottom 10 % (wealth score) | |||
No | 7,737 | 278 (3.6) | |
Yes | 862 | 42 (4.9) | |
Cooking fuel typea | 0.417 | ||
Unimproved | 7,761 | 279 (3.6) | |
Improved | 743 | 33 (4.5) | |
Residence | 0.064 | ||
Rural | 7,566 | 272 (3.6) | |
Urban | 1,033 | 54 (5.2) | |
Household size | 0.195 | ||
>5 members | 3,796 | 152 (4.0) | |
<=5 members | 4,803 | 168 (3.5) | |
Source of drinking watera | 0.322 | ||
Unimproved | 2,423 | 99 (4.1) | |
Improvedb | 6,088 | 213 (3.5) | |
Improved toileta | 0.058 | ||
Unimproved | 2,308 | 101 (4.4) | |
Improvedc | 6,200 | 217 (3.5) | |
Season | 0.001 | ||
Dry | 4,837 | 144 (3.0) | |
Rainy | 3,762 | 177 (4.7) |