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Table 5 Characteristics associated with delayed receipt of DTP at 2, 4 and 6 months of age

From: Immunisation timeliness in a cohort of urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Characteristic

2 months

4 months

6 months

Any delayed

Delayed: n/N (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Delayed: n/N (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Delayed: n/N (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Delayed: n/N (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

 

 Male

16/64 (25.0)

  

29/61 (47.5)

  

28/52 (53.8)

  

36/65 (55.4)

  

 Female

11/62 (17.7)

0.65 (0.27–1.53)

0.32

19/59 (32.2)

0.52 (0.25–1.10)

0.09

22/53 (41.5)

0.61 (0.28–1.32)

0.21

25/61 (41.0)

0.56 (0.28–1.13)

0.12

Care type

 

 Both parents

17/69 (24.6)

  

28/67 (41.8)

  

30/59 (50.8)

  

33/68 (48.5)

  

 Single parent

9/48 (18.8)

0.71 (0.25–1.89)

0.60

19/44 (43.2)

1.06 (0.46–2.44)

1.00

18/38 (47.4)

0.87 (0.35–2.13)

0.90

27/50 (54.0)

1.24 (0.56–2.76)

0.69

 Othera

1/8 (12.5)

0.44 (0.01–3.85)

0.79

1/8 (12.5)

0.20 (0.00–1.72)

0.21

2/7 (28.6)

0.39 (0.03–2.63)

0.48

1/7 (14.3)

0.18 (0.00–1.61)

0.18

Primary Carer

 

 Mother

25/103 (24.3)

  

42/98 (42.9)

  

42/86 (48.8)

  

52/104 (50.0)

  

 Otherb

2/16 (12.5)

0.45 (0.05–2.17)

0.48

5/15 (33.3)

0.67 (0.21–2.10)

0.49

5/12 (41.7)

0.75 (0.22–2.54)

0.64

5/15 (33.3)

0.50 (0.16–1.56)

0.23

Child care

 

 No

22/90 (24.4)

  

35/84 (41.7)

  

34/71 (47.9)

  

43/90 (47.8)

  

 Yes

5/35 (14.3)

0.52 (0.18–1.49)

0.22

13/35 (37.1)

0.83 (0.37–1.86)

0.65

15/33 (45.5)

0.91 (0.40–2.08)

0.82

17/35 (48.6)

1.03 (0.47–2.25)

0.94

Education level of mother

 

 Did not finish high school

10/51 (19.6)

  

19/49 (38.8)

  

23/45 (51.1)

  

27/51 (52.9)

  

 High school

13/56 (23.2)

1.24 (0.44–3.53)

0.83

21/53 (39.6)

1.04 (0.47–2.30)

0.93

18/45 (40.0)

0.64 (0.28–1.47)

0.29

24/56 (42.9)

0.67 (0.31–1.43)

0.30

 Post-school qualificationc

3/15 (20.0)

1.02 (0.16–4.92)

1.00

6/14 (42.9)

1.18 (0.36–3.95)

0.78

6/12 (50.0)

0.96 (0.27–3.42)

0.95

7/15 (46.7)

0.78 (0.25–2.47)

0.67

Education level of father

 Did not finish high school

14/57 (24.6)

  

21/54 (38.9)

  

25/48 (52.1)

  

30/56 (53.6)

  

 High school

8/31 (25.8)

1.07 (0.34–3.22)

1.00

14/30 (46.7)

1.37 (0.50–3.72)

0.64

12/26 (46.2)

0.79 (0.30–2.05)

0.63

15/31 (48.4)

0.81 (0.31–2.14)

0.81

 Post-school qualificationc

1/14 (7.14)

0.24 (0.01–1.89)

0.28

4/13 (30.8)

0.70 (0.14–2.93)

0.84

5/10 (50.0)

0.92 (0.24–3.59)

0.91

4/13 (30.8)

0.39 (0.08–1.60)

0.23

Employment status of mother

 Employedd

1/15 (6.7)

  

3/14 (21.4)

  

3/12 (25.0)

  

2/14 (14.3)

  

 Unemployed

26/109 (23.9)

4.35 (0.60–192.46)

0.23

45/104 (43.3)

2.77 (0.68–16.40)

0.20

46/92 (50.0)

2.97 (0.68–18.14)

0.18

58/110 (52.7)

6.60 (1.37–63.51)

0.01

Employment status of father

 Employedd

11/53 (20.8)

  

19/49 (38.8)

  

19/43 (44.2)

  

22/52 (42.3)

1.74 (0.79–3.80)

0.17

 Unemployed

13/51 (25.5)

1.31 (0.52–3.26)

0.57

22/49 (44.9)

1.29 (0.58–2.88)

0.54

24/43 (55.8)

1.60 (0.68–3.74)

0.28

28/50 (56.0)

0.73 (0.42–1.27)

0.27

Number of other children in household

 0

3/26 (11.5)

  

5/23 (21.7)

  

5/19 (26.3)

  

5/24 (20.8)

  

 1–2

17/68 (25.0)

2.53 (0.64–14.81)

0.25

30/66 (45.5)

3.00 (1.00–9.04)

0.05

31/59 (52.5)

3.10 (0.99–9.71)

0.05

37/68 (54.4)

4.54 (1.52–13.55)

0.01

 3+

7/30 (23.3)

2.30 (0.45–15.49)

0.43

13/29 (44.8)

2.93 (0.85–10.02)

0.09

12/25 (48.0)

2.58 (0.71–9.37)

0.15

17/32 (53.1)

4.31 (1.29–14.37

0.02

Income level

  < $26,000

8/42 (19.0)

  

19/40 (47.5)

  

20/35 (37.7)

  

28/44 (63.6)

  

 $26,000–≤ $52,000

15/49 (30.6)

1.86 (0.64–5.79)

0.31

20/47 (42.6)

0.82 (0.32–2.08)

0.81

18/40 (45.0)

0.62 (0.22–1.68)

0.41

22/49 (44.9)

0.47 (0.19–1.16)

0.11

 $52,000–≤ $78,000

3/21 (14.3)

0.71 (0.11–3.46)

0.93

6/19 (31.6)

0.52 (0.13–1.82)

0.38

8/18 (44.4)

0.61 (0.16–2.18

0.56

7/19 (36.8)

0.34 (0.09–1.16)

0.09

  > $78,000

1/9 (11.1)

0.54 (0.01–5.13)

0.99

2/9 (22.2)

0.32 (0.03–1.98)

0.31

2/7 (28.6)

0.31 (0.03–2.21)

0.33

2/9 (22.2)

0.17 (0.02–1.03)

0.06

Father’s age at birth of child

  < 20 years

2/7 (28.6)

  

3/7 (42.9)

  

4/7 (57.1)

  

5/7 (71.4)

  

 20–29 years

16/76 (21.1)

0.67 (0.10–7.66)

0.95

28/71 (39.4)

0.87 (0.14–6.39)

1.00

32/64 (50.0)

0.75 (0.10–4.84)

1.00

37/76 (48.7)

0.38 (0.03–2.52)

0.45

  ≥ 30 years

8/38 (21.1)

0.67 (0.09–8.32)

0.99

16/37 (43.2)

1.01 (0.15–7.93)

1.00

12/29 (41.4)

0.54 (0.07–3.84)

0.74

17/38 (44.7)

0.33 (0.03–2.34)

0.38

Mother’s age at birth of child

  < 20 years

6/28 (21.4)

  

11/27 (40.7)

  

14/26 (53.8)

  

14/28 (50.0)

  

 20–29 years

16/67 (23.9)

1.15 (0.36–4.08)

1.00

25/63 (39.7)

0.96 (0.35–2.69)

1.00

27/55 (49.1)

0.83 (0.29–2.33)

0.87

34/67 (50.7)

1.03 (0.43–2.49)

0.95

  ≥ 30 years

4/29 (13.8)

0.59 (0.11–2.88)

0.68

11/28 (39.3)

0.94 (0.28–3.17)

1.00

7/22 (31.8)

0.41 (0.10–1.51)

0.21

11/29 (37.9)

0.61 (0.21–1.75)

0.36

Gestational age

  ≥ 37 weeks gestation

26/108 (24.1)

  

44/103 (42.7)

  

44/91 (48.4)

  

55/108 (50.9)

  

  < 37 weeks gestation

0/15 (0.0)

0.15 (0–0.96)

0.04

3/14 (21.4)

0.37 (0.06–1.51)

0.21

4/11 (36.4)

0.61 (0.12–2.61)

0.67

4/15 (26.7)

0.35 (0.08–1.29)

0.13

Birthweight

  ≥ 2500 grams

25/103 (24.3)

  

42/98 (42.9)

  

43/87 (49.4)

  

53/103 (51.5)

  

  < 2500 grams

1/20 (5.0)

0.17 (0.00–1.15)

0.08

5/19 (26.3)

0.48 (0.12–1.55)

0.27

5/15 (33.3)

0.51 (0.13–1.82)

0.38

6/20 (30.0)

0.40 (0.14–1.13)

0.09

  1. aOther = shared, other relative, other non-family member;bOther = Father, Mother and Father, Grandparent, Grandparent and Father, Other non-family; cPost-school qualification = Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor Degree; dEmployed = Full Time, Part Time, Casual