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Table 4 Association between health system factors and immunization status of children

From: Predictors of incompletion of immunization among children residing in the slums of Kathmandu valley, Nepal: a case-control study

Variables

Case (%)

(n = 59)

Control (%)

(n = 177)

p-value

Crude OR for complete immunization (95 % CI)

Convenient opening hour

 Yes (vs No)

54 (91.5)

163 (92.1

0.890

1.08 (0.37–3.132)

Perceived extent of waiting

 Reasonable (vs Not reasonable)

51 (86.4)

150 (84.7)

0.751

0.87 (0.37–2.04)

Abscess after immunization

Yes (vs No)

14 (23.7)

12 (06.8)

<0.001*

0.23 (0.10–0.54)

Severe pain in injection area

 Yes (vs No)

11 (18.6)

15 (08.5)

0.031*

0.40 (0.17–0.94)

Fever after immunization

 Yes (vs No)

37 (62.7)

90 (50.8)

0.113

0.61 (0.34–1.13)

Stock out of vaccines

 Yes (vs No)

5 (08.5)

13 (7.3)

0.777

0.86 (0.29–2.51)

Attitude of service provider

 Positive (vs Negative)

53 (92.8)

166 (93.8)

0.382

1.71 (0.60–4.84)

Perceived adequacy of service provider

 Yes (vs No)

49 (83.1))

148 (83.6)

0.919

1.04 (0.47–2.29)

  1. * = p-value <0.05