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Table 2

Results of GEE analysis assessing the association between the source of piped water and diarrhoea among children under 5 years in rural Vanuatu

Source of piped water	Unadjusted			Adjusted^a
Source of piped water	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
Spring vs. borehole	3.6	0.53–24	0.189	5.8	1.1–31	0.040
Surface water vs. borehole	1.8	0.328–12	0.537	2.7	0.52–14	0.234
Surface water vs. spring	0.50	0.20–1.2	0.136	0.5	0.20–1.1	0.081

Source of piped water	Unadjusted			Adjusted^a
Source of piped water	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
Spring vs. borehole	3.6	0.53–24	0.189	5.8	1.1–31	0.040
Surface water vs. borehole	1.8	0.328–12	0.537	2.7	0.52–14	0.234
Surface water vs. spring	0.50	0.20–1.2	0.136	0.5	0.20–1.1	0.081

CI, confidence interval.

Bold figures indicate statistically significant result.

^aAdjusted GEE analysis adjusts for household wealth, sanitation facility, point-of-use water treatment practices, presence of handwashing facilities with soap and water, age of child, age of piped water infrastructure, mother's education, village-wide open defaecation rate, and breastfeeding practices.

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