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Table 2 RVV and PCV Immunization status by parental and child characteristics in Ethiopia

From: Factors associated with the uptake of newly introduced childhood vaccinations in Ethiopia: the cases of rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Variables

Number of Children (%)*, a

Fully vaccinated with RVV

Fully vaccinated with PCV

n (%)*

P-value**

n (%)*

P-value**

Mother’s age at birth

 < 20

84 (4.2)

44 (52.5)

0.639

36 (42.2)

0.328

 20–34

1467 (73.2)

836 (57.0)

 

741 (50.5)

 

 35–49

453 (22.6)

242 (53.4)

 

208 (45.9)

 

Mother’s education level

 No education

1257 (62.7)

624 (49.6)

<0.001

533 (42.4)

<0.001

 Primary

577 (28.8)

361 (62.7)

 

329 (57.1)

 

 Secondary and Higher

170 (8.5)

136 (80.1)

 

122 (71.7)

 

Religion

 Orthodox

697 (34.8)

454 (65.1)

<0.001

435 (62.4)

<0.001

 Protestant

445 (22.2)

258 (57.9)

 

219 (49.1)

 

 Muslim

786 (39.2)

363 (46.2)

 

303 (38.5)

 

 Others

76 (3.8)

47 (62.2)

 

28 (36.5)

 

Region

 Tigray

152 (7.6)

121 (79.8)

<0.001

118 (77.7)

<0.001

 Afar

20 (1)

5 (23.3)

 

3 (17.5)

 

 Amhara

364 (18.2)

215 (59.1)

 

220 (60.5)

 

 Oromia

881 (44)

442 (50.2)

 

337 (38.3)

 

 Somali

76 (3.8)

31 (41.3)

 

26 (34.9)

 

 Benishangul

21 (1)

16 (76.6)

 

15 (71.0)

 

 SNNPR

419 (20.9)

229 (54.7)

 

204 (48.6)

 

 Gambela

5 (0.3)

3 (60.5)

 

2 (46.1)

 

 Harari

5 (0.2)

3 (61.3)

 

3 (58.6)

 

 Addis Ababa

52 (2.6)

48 (91.7)

 

48 (91.4)

 

 Dire Dawa

9 (0.5)

8 (85.3)

 

7 (75.3)

 

Wealth index

 Poorest

504 (25.2)

220 (43.6)

<0.001

181 (36.0)

<0.001

 Poorer

396(19.8)

201(50.7)

 

194(48.9)

 

 Middle

450(22.4)

238(53.0)

 

199(44.2)

 

 Richer

366(18.3)

237(64.6)

 

205(56.0)

 

 Richest

288(14.4)

226(78.6)

 

205(71.3)

 

Marital status

 Never in union

16(0.8)

11(70.6)

0.586

8(47.6)

0.143

 Married or living with a partner

1897(94.7)

1065(56.2)

 

944(49.8)

 

 Others

91(4.5)

45(49.6)

 

32(35.6)

 

Maternal occupation

 Not working

1089(54.3)

576(52.9)

0.043

484(44.5)

0.005

 Working

915(45.7)

546 (59.7)

 

500(54.6)

 

Sex of child

 Male

926(46.2)

505(54.5)

0.444

450(48.6)

0.763

 Female

1078(53.8)

617(57.2)

 

534(49.6)

 

Birth order

 1

372(18.6)

241(64.7)

0.006

205(55.1)

0.020

 2–5

1063(53)

598(56.3)

 

540(50.8)

 

 6+

569(28.4)

282(49.6)

 

239(42.0)

 

Exposure to media

 Not exposed

1625(81.1)

851(52.4)

< 0.001

745(45.8)

< 0.001

 Exposed

379(18.9)

270(71.3)

 

239(63.1)

 

Use of antenatal care

 No ANC visit

712(37.4)

283(39.7)

< 0.001

204(28.7)

< 0.001

 Inadequate ANC visit

561(29.4)

322(57.4)

 

300(53.6)

 

 Adequate ANC visit

632(33.2)

474(74.9)

 

437(69.2)

 

Place of delivery

 Home

1271(63.4)

615(48.4)

< 0.001

506(39.8)

< 0.001

 Health Facility

733(36.6)

506(69.1)

 

478(65.3)

 

Place of Residence

 Rural

1772(88.4)

938(52.9)

0.002

815(46.0)

< 0.001

 Urban

232(11.6)

184(79.1)

 

169(72.9)

 

Distance to a health facility

 big problem

1201(59.9)

604(50.3)

< 0.001

525(43.8)

< 0.001

 Not a big problem

803(40.1)

518(64.5)

 

459(57.1)

 

Postnatal check-up

 No

1750(91.8)

956(54.6)

< 0.001

836(47.8)

0.003

 Yes

155(8.2)

123(78.9)

 

105(67.8)

 

Partner’s education level

 No education

899(47.6)

448(49.8)

< 0.001

382(42.5)

< 0.001

 Primary

746(39.5)

433(58.1)

 

397(53.2)

 

 Secondary and Higher

245(12.9)

180(73.7)

 

161(65.9)

 

Partner’s occupation

 Not working

158(8.4)

62(39.4)

0.011

56(35.2)

0.016

 Working

1725(91.6)

993(57.6)

 

882(51.2)

 

Number of children aged 0–5 years

 < =3

1970(98.3)

1102(55.9)

0.783

967(49.1)

0.862

 > 3

34(1.7)

20(58.9)

 

17(51.1)

 

 Total

2004(100)

1122(56.0)

 

984(49.1)

 
  1. *Sampling weights were applied; atotal number varies between categories due to missing values; RVV Rotavirus vaccine, PCV Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; **p-value calculated using χ2 analysis