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Table 2 Factors associated with vaccinations (BCG, pentavalent, and polio) of children aged 12–35 months - weighted logistic regressions (Senegal DHS 2017 - n = 4032)

From: Vaccination card availability and childhood immunization in Senegal

 

BCG

Pentavalent

Polio

Vaccination card n = 2973

p

No card n = 1059

p

Vaccination card n = 2973

p

No card n = 1059

p

Vaccination card n = 2973

p

No card n = 1059

p

aOR 95% CI

aOR 95% CI

aOR 95% CI

aOR 95% CI

aOR 95% CI

aOR 95% CI

Age of the child at interview (ref. 12–23 mths

 24–36 months

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

1.90[1.25;2.89]

0.003

NS

 

NS

< 0.001

Sex of the child (ref. male)

 Female

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

Birth order (ref. 1)

 2

NS

 

NS

 

0.51[0.30;0.84]

0.008

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

 3+

0.43[0.24;0.76]

0.004

Mother’s age at child birth (ref. 20–30)

 15–19

NS

 

NS

 

0.43[0.26;0.72]

0.001

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

 30+

1.38[0.96;1.99]

0.078

Mother’s education level (ref. no education)

 Primary

NS

 

NS

 

1.07[0.73;1.56]

0.727

2.25[1.18;4.28]

0.013

0.85[0.60;1.21]

0.363

NS

 

 Secondary or higher

2.62[1.37;5.01]

0.004

2.31[1.02;5.23]

0.045

2.39[1.30;4.42]

0.005

Mother’s exposure to media

 Less than once a week

NS

 

3.87[1.93;7.75]

< 0.001

1.23[0.74;2.05]

0.422

2.79[1.50;5.18]

0.001

NS

 

2.19[1.23;3.89]

0.007

 At least once a week

4.26[2.35;7.72]

< 0.001

1.87[1.13;3.09]

0.015

3.39[1.98;5.81]

< 0.001

2.19[1.29;3.69]

0.003

Mother’s ethnic group (ref. Wolof)

 Puular

NS

 

NS

 

1.52[1.04;2.23]

0.031

NS

 

NS

 

0.47[0.32;0.69]

< 0.001

 Serer

1.63[1.04;2.55]

0.032

1.06[0.70;1.60]

0.780

 Manding

0.76[0.44;1.32]

0.337

0.58[0.32;1.06]

0.077

 Other

1.32[0.78;2.23]

0.301

0.59[0.37;0.95]

0.029

Household wealth quintile (ref. middle)

 Poorest

0.42[0.23;0.77]

0.005

NS

 

1.06[0.68;1.65]

0.790

NS

 

1.08[0.71;1.65]

0.704

NS

 

 Poorer

0.64[0.34;1.20]

0.165

1.12[0.73;1.73]

0.606

1.20[0.80;1.81]

0.382

 

 Richer

1.47[0.60;3.57]

0.399

1.27[0.78;2.09]

0.338

1.32[0.82;2.15]

0.255

 

 Richest

3.57[1.00;12.72]

0.050

3.63[1.73;7.59]

0.001

4.12[1.92;8.81]

< 0.001

 

Place of delivery (ref. at health facility)

 At home

0.60[0.39;0.92]

0.018

0.32[0.19;0.54]

< 0.001

NS

 

0.39[0.25;0.60]

< 0.001

0.67[0.47;0.95]

0.024

NS

 

Mother attended antenatal care (ref. no)

 Yes

NS

 

5.42[2.14;13.72]

< 0.001

NS

 

3.74[1.53;9.14]

0.004

NS

 

NS

 

Postnatal check-up within 3 months (ref. no)

 Yes

1.81[1.17;2.80]

0.008

4.28[2.57;7.14]

< 0.001

NS

 

4.62[2.94;7.24]

< 0.001

NS

 

NS

 

Place of residence (ref. urban)

 Rural

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

Region (ref. North)

 West

1.40[0.64;3.08]

0.397

24.65[1.43;426.24]

0.028

NS

 

2.58[0.87;7.71]

0.089

1.66[1.02;2.69]

0.040

0.43[0.28;0.67]

< 0.001

 Center

0.69[0.39;1.21]

0.198

0.82[0.39;1.74]

0.600

0.44[0.23;0.84]

0.013

0.87[0.59;1.29]

0.502

0.53[0.35;0.81]

0.003

 South

0.57[0.33;1.01]

0.052

0.31[0.15;0.61]

0.001

0.26[0.14;0.50]

< 0.001

1.03[0.66;1.61]

0.907

0.55[0.36;0.86]

0.008