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Variables
Knowledge
Attitude
Poor
Adequate
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
p value
Unfavorable
Favorable
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
p value
Sex
Male
32 (46.4)
37 (53.6)
1
1
17 (24.6)
52 (75.4)
1
Female
601 (37.6)
997 (62.4)
1.4 (0.9–2.3)
1.2 (0.5–3.5)
0.67
376 (23.5)
1222 (76.5)
1.1 (0.6–1.9)
1.4 (0.4–4.2)
0.59
Age
≤ 24
192 (38.8)
303 (61.2)
1
1
118 (23.8)
377 (76.2)
1
1
25–34
343 (38.8)
570 (61.2)
1.0 (0.8–1.3)
0.86 (0.5–1.4)
0.51
207 (23.4)
676 (76.6)
1.0 (0.8–1.3)
0.9 (0.5–1.6)
0.8
≥ 35
98 (33.9)
191 (66.1)
1.2 (0.9–1.7)
1.8 (0.9–3.6)
0.08
68 (23.5)
221 (76.5)
0.98 (0.7–1.4)
0.7 (0.3–1.3)
0.27
Household size
< 5
174 (38.9)
273 (61.1)
1
1
103 (23.1)
344 (76.9)
1
1
≥ 5
459 (37.6)
761 (62.4)
1.1 (0.8–1.3)
1.5 (0.9–2.3)
0.082
290 (23.8)
930 (76.2)
0.96 (0.7–1.2)
0.9 (0.5–1.5)
0.72
Marital status
Divorced
34 (44.2)
43 (55.2)
1
1
20 (26.0)
57 (74.0)
1
1
Single
16 (34.0)
31 (66.0)
1.5 (0.7–3.3)
0.35
16 (34.0)
31 (66.0)
0.7 (0.3–1.5)
0.9 (0.2–4.4)
0.93
Married
543 (37.6)
901 (62.4)
1.3 (0.8–2.1)
0.29
332 (23.0)
1112 (77.0)
1.2 (0.7–2.0)
1.8 (0.7–1.6)
0.39
Widowed
40 (40.4)
59(59.6)
1.2 (0.6–2.1)
0.85
25 (25.3)
74 (24.7)
1.0 (0.5–2.1)
1.1 (0.3–3.8)
0.85
Educational level
No formal education
339 (40.6)
495 (59.4)
1
1
198 (23.7)
636 (76.3)
1
Formal education
294 (35.3)
539 (64.7)
1.3 (1.0–1.5)
1.3 (1.03–1.5)
0.022*
195 (23.2)
638 (76.6)
1.(0.8–1.3)
1.2 (0.8–1.8)
0.42
Usual sources of health information
Health institutions
231 (33.0)
469 (67.0)
1.8 (1.3–2.3)
1.8 (1.3–2.3)
0.000*
152 (21.7)
548 (78.3)
1.4 (1.0–2.0)
1.2 (0.7–2.2)
0.53
Community health workers
225 (40.0)
338 (60.0)
1.3 (0.98–1.7)
1.3 (0.98–1.7)
0.068
131 (23.3)
432 (76.7)
1.3 (0.9–1.8)
1.4 (0.8–2.6)
0.25
Schools
21 (37.5)
35 (62.5)
1.4 (0.8–2.6)
1.5 (0.8–2.7)
0.185
13 (23.2)
43 (76.8)
1.3 (0.8–2.6)
–
–
Mass media (radio and television)
22 (36.7)
38 (63.3)
1.5 (0.8–2.7)
1.5 (0.8–2.7)
0.167
15 (25.0)
45 (75.0)
1.2 (0.6–2.3)
4.2 (0.9–19.9)
0.069
No source accessed
134 (46.5)
154 (53.5)
1
1
82 (28.5)
206 (71.5)
1
1
Did you attend health education during the last 3 months
Yes
167 (35.8)
300 (64.2)
1.1 (0.9–1.4)
1.3 (0.3–6.0)
0.76
112 (24.0)
355 (76.0)
1.0 (0.8–1.2)
1.2 (0.2–6.5)
0.86
No or not remember
466 (38.8)
734 (61.2)
1
281 (23.4)
919 (76.6)
1
Health education topic attended last
HIV and other STDs
52 (41.3)
74 (58.7)
1
26 (20.6)
100 (79.4)
1.4 (0.8–2.7)
1.5 (0.8–2.9)
0.22
Vaccination
40 (34.8)
75 (65.2)
1.3 (0.8–2.2)
1.4 (0.8–2.4)
0.21
29 (25.2)
86 (74.8)
1.1 (0.6–2.1)
1.1 (0.6–2.0)
0.82
Child feeding
35 (35.0)
57 (62.0)
1.1 (0.7–2.0)
1.2 (0.7–2.1)
0.53
25 (27.2)
67 (72.8)
1
1
Diarrhea
26 (33.3)
52 (66.7)
1.4 (0.8–2.5)
1.5 (0.8–2.8)
0.16
20 (25.6)
58 (74.4)
1.1 (0.5–2.1)
1.3 (0.5–2.1)
0.92
WASH
13 (30.2)
30 (69.8)
1.6 (0.8–3.4)
1.8 (0.8–3.9)
0.13
10 (23.3)
33 (76.3)
1.2 (0.5–2.9)
1.2 (0.5–2.7)
0.75
Others
3 (17.7)
14 (82.3)
3.3 (0.9–12.0)
3.3 (0.9–12.5)
0.074
4 (23.5)
13 (76.5)
1.2 (0.4–4.1)
0.99 (0.3–3.4)
0.99
Caregivers’ knowledge
Poor
193 (30.5)
440 (69.5)
1
Adequate
200 (19.3)
834 (80.7)
1.8 (1.4–2.3)
2.5 (1.6–3.8)
0.00*
*The variable was significantly associated with caregivers’ knowledge or attitude about childhood diarrhea
