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Table 3 Relation of some characteristics with vaccination status of children

From: Vaccination coverage and reasons for non-vaccination in a district of Istanbul

 

Full vaccinated

Not full vaccinated

 

C'haractersitics

Vaccination Status

p value

 

(n,%)

(n,%)

 

Sex

   

Male

96 (82.1)

21 (17.9)

>0.05

Female

91 (87.5)

13 (12.5)

 

Education of mother

   

Illiterate

15 (48.5)

16 (51.5)

0.000

Graduated Primary school

141(89.8)

16 (10.2)

 

Graduated Secondary school or higher education

31 (93.3)

2 (6.7)

 

Education of father

   

Illiterate

5 (50.0)

5 (50.0)

0.003

Graduated Primary school

63 (83.8)

6 (16.2)

 

Graduated Secondary school or higher education

119 (91.3)

23 (8.7)

 

Place of birth

   

Home

6 (50.0)

6 (50.0)

0.004

Hospital

181 (86.6)

28 (13.4)

 

Health center used for routine vaccination

   

Primary health care center/maternal and child health and family planning clinics

179 (87.3)

26 (12.7)

>0.05

Private doctors/hospitals

8 (88.9)

1 (11.1)

 

Number of siblings

   

No

42 (95.5)

2 (4.5)

0.035

1

72 (85.7)

12 (14.3)

 

2+

73 (78.5)

20 (21.5)

 

Birth order

   

First or second child

128 (88.3)

17 (11.7)

0.031

Third or later born child

59 (77.6)

17 (22.4)

 

Health insurance

   

None

59 (78.7)

16 (21.3)

>0.05

Green Card

13 (72.2)

5 (27.8)

 

Other Social Securities *

115 (89.8)

13 (10.2)

 

Immigrated to Istanbul

   

At least one parent <20 years ago

123 (80.4)

30 (19.6)

0.005

Both parents ≥20 years ago

64 (94.1)

4 (5.9)

 

Monthly family income

   

<450 YTL

65 (73.9)

23 (26.1)

0.000

≥450 YTL

121 (91.7)

11 (8.3)

 

Total

187 (84.5)

34 (15.5)

 
  1. * Social Security Institution, Social Security Organization for the Artisans and self employed or Social Security Organization for the civil servant