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Odds of no
deprivation
Odds of at least one severe
deprivation
Sanma 0.09*** 3.83*** 8.11***
Penama 0.06*** 5.64*** 16.73***
Malampa 0.06*** 0.83 0.65
Shefa 0.30*** 0.82 1.29
Tafea 0.11*** 8.26*** 30.6***
Luganville 0.77** 1.01 1.83
Port Vila REF REF REF
Residence
Urban REF REF REF
Rural 0.12*** 3.31*** 8.87***
Note: An odds ratio of less than 1.0 indicates a protective factor; greater than 1.0 indicates a risk factor.
* significant at 10% level; ** significant at 5% level; *** significant at 1% level.
Odds of at least two severe
deprivations
Table A1.9: Oral rehydration treatment, children age 0-59 months, 2007
Background characteristics
Number
of
children
Had
diarrhoea in
last 2 weeks
Received
fluid from
ORS packet
Homemade fluid
recommended
No
treatment
ORT use
rate *
Number
of children
with
diarrhoea
Sex Male 844 14.4 25.9 38.1 44.8 55.2 114
Female 790 13.3 20.1 37.1 48.0 52.0 104
Region Tafea 240 7.1 (*) (*) (*) (*) 17
Shefa 179 20.1 13.9 38.9 55.6 44.4 36
Malampa 146 13.7 (*) (*) (*) (*) 20
Penama 149 13.4 (*) (*) (*) (*) 20
Sanma 121 18.2 (*) (*) (*) (*) 22
Torba 203 12.3 16.0 32.0 52.0 48.0 25
Port Vila 342 12.3 19.0 50.0 40.5 59.5 42
Luganville 254 14.2 30.6 22.2 55.6 44.4 36
Residence Urban 596 12.8 22.5 41.6 45.1 54.9 78
Rural 1,038 14.1 23.4 36.8 46.6 53.4 140
Age < 6 months 155 6.1 (*) (*) (*) (*) 9
6-11 months 192 22.7 30.8 30.4 51.6 48.4 40
12-23 months 342 18.5 27.2 39.3 41.9 58.1 61
24-35 months 337 12.5 15.0 43.4 47.1 52.9 42
36-47 months 339 12.1 20.6 40.6 41.3 58.7 36
48-59 months 269 10.2 11.3 33.0 58.1 41.9 30
Mother’s None 139 6.9 (*) (*) (*) (*) 13
education
Primary 960 14.9 24.1 41.2 42.7 57.3 136
Secondary 532 13.8 21.8 32.2 52.3 47.7 69
Non-standard 2 (*) . . . . 0
Missing/DK 1 (*) . . . . 0
Wealth Q1 (poorest) 311 11.4 22.0 35.8 50.3 49.7 34
index quintiles
Q2 295 15.9 23.1 36.3 45.0 55.0 45
Q3 278 10.7 18.9 41.6 51.6 48.4 30
Q4 332 18.8 28.7 32.5 44.4 55.6 58
Q5 (richest) 418 12.5 20.0 47.4 41.0 59.0 51
Mother Bislama 280 13.7 15.0 39.7 48.1 51.9 40
tongue of
Other 1,350 13.8 23.5 37.8 46.5 53.5 177
head §
National 1,634 13.8 23.2 37.7 46.3 53.7 218
Notes: * MICS indicator 33; (*) per cent count has been suppressed as the Figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases;
grey italics = Figure is based on 25-49 unweighted cases; § four missing cases.
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