Sociodemographic and health care factors in determining immunization defaulters among preschool children in Petaling District, Selangor: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia

Table 4 Binary logistic regression analysis of predictors of immunization defaulters

Factors	Adjusted OR	95% CI	p value
Religion
Muslim	1
Non-Muslim	1.669	1.173–2.377	0.004*
Educational Level
Diploma and below	2.296	1.460–3.610	0.011*
Bachelor’s degree and above	1
Number of Children
1 to 2	1
3 to 4	1.599	1.109–2.307	0.012*
5 or higher	2.656	1.004–7.029	0.040*
Child’s Age
2 years and below	1.700	1.163–2.486	0.006*
Above 2 years	1
Travelling time to health facility (minutes)
Less than 15	1
15–29	1.811	1.247–2.628	0.002*
30 and above	2.303	1.474–3.599	< 0.0001*
Delayed immunization schedule
Yes	2.747	1.918–3.933	< 0.0001*
No	1

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, 1: reference group, *Significant at p value < 0.05

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