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Table 2 Predictors of immunization status against polio among children aged 12-23 months
| Population circumstances |
Total sample (n = 1080) | Fully immunized | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Card plus history (n = 1030) |
Card (n = 561) |
Valid (n = 432) | |||||
| n (%) | n (%) | Sig. | n (%) | Sig. | n (%) | Sig. | |
| Parental education | |||||||
| Illiterate | 452 (41.9) | 424 (93.8) | P = 0.054 | 202 (44.7) | P < 0.001 | 147 (32.5) | P < 0.001 |
| Primary | 321 (29.9) | 313 (97.5) | 190 (59.2) | 149 (46.4) | |||
| High School and above | 307 (28.4) | 293 (95.4) | 169 (55.0) | 136 (44.3) | |||
| Siblings | |||||||
| No | 213 (19.7) | 209 (98.1) | P = 0.036 | 131 (61.5) | P < 0.001 | 99 (46.5) | P < 0.001 |
| 1-3 | 516 (47.8) | 493 (95.5) | 277 (53.7) | 222 (43.0) | |||
| >3 | 351 (32.5) | 327 (93.4) | 153 (43.6) | 111 (31.6) | |||
| Condition of house | |||||||
| Muddy/Mixed | 636 (58.9) | 599 (94.2) | P = 0.027 | 298 (46.9) | P < 0.001 | 228 (35.8) | P = 0.001 |
| Cemented | 444 (41.1) | 431 (97.1) | 263 (59.2) | 204 (45.9) | |||
| Health seeking behavior | |||||||
| Once or more a month | 297 (27.5) | 287 (96.6) | P = 0.048 | 146 (49.2) | P = 0.253 | 119 (40.1) | P = 0.942 |
| <Once a month | 174 (16.1) | 172 (98.9) | 103 (59.2) | 71 (40.8) | |||
| Once in 6 month | 171 (15.8) | 161 (94.2) | 86 (50.3) | 68 (39.8) | |||
| Once a Year | 87 (8.1) | 82 (94.3) | 48 (55.3) | 38 (43.7) | |||
| <Once a Year | 351 (32.5) | 328 (93.4) | 178 (50.7) | 136 (38.7) | |||
