Table 1 Characteristics of participants by coverage area: 10 departments of Guatemala, May 2011
From: From the parents’ perspective: a user-satisfaction survey of immunization services in Guatemala
Characteristic | Low-coverage departments (n = 632) no. (%) | High-coverage departments (n = 562) no. (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 68 (10.8) | 71 (12.6) |
Female | 564 (89.2) | 491 (87.4) |
Age | ||
15-19 | 52 (8.2) | 47 (8.4) |
20-24 | 151 (23.9) | 154 (27.4) |
25-39 | 334 (52.9) | 290 (51.6) |
>39 | 95 (15.0) | 71 (12.6) |
Education | ||
None | 100 (15.8) | 87 (15.5) |
Primary or less | 287 (45.4) | 289 (51.4) |
Secondarya | 228 (36.1) | 171 (30.4) |
Post-secondary | 17 (2.7) | 15 (2.7) |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 531 (84.0) | 485 (86.3) |
Day-laborers | 13 (2.1) | 11 (2.0) |
Professionals | 18 (2.8) | 20 (3.6) |
Business-related | 26 (4.1) | 16 (2.8) |
Other | 44 (7.0) | 30 (5.3) |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 96 (15.2) | 74 (13.2) |
Married | 316 (50.0) | 296 (52.7) |
In relationship | 201 (31.8) | 179 (31.9) |
Divorced | 5 (0.8) | 3 (0.5) |
Other | 14 (2.2) | 10 (1.7) |
Monthly income | ||
<$128 | 192 (30.4) | 247 (44.0) |
$128-256 | 228 (36.1) | 172 (30.6) |
$256-384 | 87 (13.8) | 67 (11.9) |
>$384 | 48 (7.5) | 12 (2.1) |
No response/I don’t know | 77 (12.2) | 64 (11.4) |
Children aged 0–5 years | ||
1 | 449 (71.0) | 421 (74.9) |
2 | 135 (21.4) | 117 (20.8) |
3 | 38 (6.0) | 22 (3.9) |
4 or more | 10 (1.6) | 2 (0.4) |
Age of child (years) b | ||
0-1 (n = 247) | 128 (14.7) | 119 (16.4) |
1 (n = 296) | 153 (17.6) | 143 (19.7) |
2 (n = 276) | 150 (17.3) | 126 (17.4) |
3 (n = 275) | 167 (19.2) | 108 (14.9) |
4 (n = 287) | 142 (16.4) | 145 (20.0) |
5 (n = 212) | 128 (14.8) | 84 (11.6) |
Total (n = 1593) | 868 (100.0) | 725 (100.0) |