Prevalence of Oral Rehydration Therapy Use During the Diarrheal Episode and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Under-Five Children Visiting Public Health Facilities in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants and Index Child, Health Institutions in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, July 2020 (n= 398)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age of mother in years	<20	42	10.6
	20–29	208	52.3
	≥30	148	37.2
Residence	Urban	191	48.0
	Rural	207	52.0
Religion	Orthodox	329	82.7
	Protestant	51	12.8
	Muslim	18	4.5
Ethnicity	Oromo	301	75.6
	Amhara	83	20.9
	0ther^a	14	3.5
Mother’s educational status	Illiterate	94	23.6
	Literate	304	76.4
Mother ‘s occupation	Housewife	176	44.2
	Merchant	69	17.3
	Government employee	81	20.4
	Farmer	72	18.1
Family income in ETB	≤1000	30	7.5
	1001–3000	37	9.3
	≥3001	143	35.9
	Do not know	188	47.2
Family size	≤4	233	58.5
	≥5	165	41.5
Number of U-5 children	1	266	66.8
	>1	130	32.7
Age of index child in months	<20	42	10.6
	20–29	208	52.3
	≥30	148	37.2
Sex of index child	Male	196	49.2
	Female	202	50.8

Note: ^aGurage or Tigre.

Abbreviations: U-5, under five; ETB, Ethiopian birr.

Table 2 Health Care Service and Utilization Characteristics of the Study Participants and Index Child, Health Institutions in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, July 2020 (n= 398)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
ANC follow-up status	No visit	50	12.6
	1–3 visits	165	41.5
	≥4 visits	183	46.0
Place of delivery	Home	46	11.6
	Health institution	352	88.4
PNC follow-up	No	284	71.4
	Yes	114	28.6
Immunization status	Up-to-date	310	77.9
	Not up-to-date	88	22.1

Abbreviations: ANC, antenatal care; PNC, postnatal care.

Table 3 Maternal Knowledge and ORT Use During Diarrheal Episode Among the Study Participants and Index Child, Health Institutions in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, July 2020 (n= 398)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Previous ORT use	No	193	48.5
	Yes	205	51.5
Knowledge on ORT	Poor	131	32.9
	Good	267	67.1
ORS availably at home	No	304	76.4
	Yes	94	23.6

Abbreviations: ORS, oral rehydration salt; ORT, oral rehydration therapy.

Table 4 Binary and Multivariate Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with ORT Use Among Mothers with Children Age Less Than Five Years, Health Institutions in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, July 2020 (n= 398)

Variables	ORT Use		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
	No	Yes
Age of mother in years
<20	24	18	1	1
20–29	113	95	1.12(0.57, 2.19)	0.651(0.304, 1.396)	0.270
≥30	56	92	2.19(1.09, 4.39)	2.141(0.951, 4.818)	0.066
Mother’s education
Illiterate	64	30	1
Literate	129	175	2.894(1.774, 4.723)	2.175(1.178, 4.015)	0.013**
Mother’s occupation
House wife	94	82	1	1
Merchant	29	40	1.581(0.901, 2.775)	1.228(0.657, 2.295)	0.520
Government employee	20	61	3.496(1.947, 6.279)	1.933(0.966, 3.868)	0.063
Farmer	50	22	0.504(0.282,0.903)	0.394(0.203,0.762)	0.006**
ANC follow-up in number
No visit	36	14	1	1
1–3 visits	77	88	2.939(1.476,5.853)	1.400(0.625, 3.136)	0.414
≥4 visits	80	103	3.311(1.672, 6.554)	1.610(0.714, 3.630)	0.251
Place of delivery
Home	30	16	1
Health institution	163	189	2.174 (1.144, 4.131)	0.908(0.436, 1.890)	1.890
PNC follow-up
No	159	125	1
Yes	34	80	2.993(1.881, 4.763)	2.565(1.468,4.480	0.001**
Immunization status
Up-to-date	52	36	1	1
Not up-to-date	141	169	3.003(1.939, 4.652)	0.821(0.461, 1.464)	0.505
Knowledge on ORT
Poor	87	44	1
Good	106	161	2.985(1.809,4.924)	1.919(1.132,3.253)	0.016**

Note: **Significant at P value < 0.05.

Abbreviations: ORT, oral rehydration therapy, ANC, antenatal care; PNC, postnatal care; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratios; CI, confidence intervals.