Table 3 Socio-demographic factors and children immunization status of Arba Minch Town and Arba Minch Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia, 2013 (N = 630)

Sex of index child

Female

78 (25.6)

227 (74.4)

1.13 (0.79, 1.61)

NI

Male

91 (28.0)

234 (72.0)

1

Place of delivery

Health institution*

24 (13.0)

160 (87.0)

1

Home

145 (32.5)

301 (67.5)

0.31 (0.19, 0.49)

0.41 (0.17, 0.98)

Birth attendant of index child

Health professional**

34 (15.7)

182 (84.3)

1

Not health professional

135 (32.6)

279 (67.4)

0.38 (0.35, 0.58)

1.52 (0.69, 3.37)

Ever ANC visit for index child

Yes

145 (25.5)

424 (74.5)

1.89 (1.09, 3.27)

0.91 (0.49, 1.67)

No

24 (39.3)

37 (60.7)

1

1

Residence

Rural

142 (31.4)

310 (68.6)

1

Urban

27 (15.2)

151 (84.8)

2.56 (1.65, 4.03)

1.19 (0.70, 2.02)

Mother age

<24 years

55 (22.3)

192 (77.7)

1

1

25 – 34 years

101(29.9)

237 (70.1)

0.67 (0.46, 0.98)

1.05 (0.68, 1.61)

>35 years

13 (28.9)

32 (71.1)

0.70 (0.34, 1.43)

1.58 (0.72, 3.49)

Mother religion

Protestant

113 (26.7)

310 (73.3)

1

NI

Orthodox

47 (25.7)

131 (74.3)

1.05 (0.71, 1.56)

Muslim

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

1.09 (0.11, 10.62)

Other

8 (40.0)

12 (60.0)

0.54 (0.21, 1.37)

Mother marital status

Married

159 (27.3)

423 (72.7)

1

NI

Never married

6 (20.0)

24 (80.0)

1.50 (0.60, 3.74)

Divorced

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

3.00 (0.37, 24.23)

Widowed

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

0.75 (0.18, 3.04)

Mother education status

No education

112 (42.7)

150 (57.3)

1

1

Primary school

41 (16.2)

211 (83.8)

3.84 (2.53, 5.81)

2.22 (1.31, 3.76)

High school and above

16 (13.8)

100 (86.2)

4.66 (2.60, 8.34)

2.19 (0.97, 4,94)

Father education status

No education

69 (43.4)

90 (56.6)

1

1

Primary school

74 (25.2)

219 (74.8)

2.26 (1.50, 3.41)

1.32 (0.83, 2.11)

High school and above

26 (14.6)

152 (85.4)

4.48 (2.66, 7.54

1.19 (0.70, 2.02)

Living area

Low land

84 (18.5)

371 (81.5)

1

1

High land

85 (48.6)

90 (51.4)

0.24 (0.16, 0.35)

0.48 (0.29, 0.80)