Table 5 Factors associated with atopic dermatitis among children in Ayder referral hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2014

  0.25–1 year

6.825(2.231–20.883)

6.886 (1.028–46.097)**

  1–5 years

2.134(0.761–5.983)

1.810(0.403–8.123)

  5–10 years

1.275(0.429–3.786)

0.619(0.132–2.917)

  10–14 years

1

1

  Illiterate

1

1

  Read & write

1.286(0.252–6.548)

0.165(0.013–2.134)

  Primary school

0.743(0.243–2.273)

0.813(0.168–3.945)

  High school

1.791(0.641–5.000)

2.165(0.397–11.819)

  Tertiary school completed

5.661(2.81–14.052)

2.421(0.363–16.134)

Occupation of Father

  Farmer

1

1

  Merchant

1.259(0.373–4.256)

1.090 (0.137–8.697)

  Civil servant

0.279(0.11–0.704)

0.866(0.110–6.835)

  Other

0.653(0.218–1.956)

0.841(0.137–5.166)

  ≤ 1000

1

1

 1001–2000

0.611(0.229–1.632)

0.531(0.093–3.039)

 2001–3000

1.315(0.483–3.576)

0.828(0.145–4.722)

  ≥ 3001

4.235(1.999–8.975)

1.799(0.313–10.343)

 Yes

1

1

 No

0.367(0.174–0.774)

0.845(0.208–3.432)

 Yes

1

1

 No

0.253(0.134–0.477)

0.631(0.210–1.898)

  < 6 months

2.199(1.090 4.435)

1.453(0.380 5.558)

  > 6 months

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1

  < 4 months

0.806(0.102–6.348)

0.571(0.034–9.715)

 4–6 months

3.547(1.840–6.835)

3.965(1.184–13.283)**

  > 6 months

1

1

 Asthma

8.104(3.619–18.15)

11.466(3.246–40.508)**

 Hay fever

11.577(3.420–39.192)

23.492(4.642–118.88)**

 Atopic dermatitis

12.967(3.269–51.433)

5.988(1.007–35.602)**

 None

1

1

 Asthma

17.703(7.863–39.859)

13.879(2.439–78.990)**

 Hay fever

10.260(3.459–30.432)

14.432(4.028–51.705)**

 Atopic dermatitis

18.81(2.524–140.172)

5.653(0.794–40.230)

 None

1

1

 Asthma

2.327(0.48511.164)

7.154 (0.515–99.432)

 Hay fever

1.396(0.308–6.337)

0.685 (0.037–12.566)

 Atopic dermatitis

10.474(2.043–53.700)

2.600(0.223–30.315)

 None

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1

 Asthma

8.529(2.570–28.313)

10.495 (1.287–85.552)**

 Hay fever

5.971(2.109–16.902)

12.962 (2.650–63.401)**

 None

1

1