Table 1 Prevalence of taking tetanus toxoid in Sierra Leone (n = 8722)
| Â | Â | Took tetanus toxoid 96.32% | Â | At least 2 doses of tetanus toxoid 82.12% | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N; % | No | Yes | p-value | No | Yes | p-value | |
Age groups | |||||||
 15–19 | 809; 9.3 | 10.5 (6.9,15.6) | 8.8 (8.1,9.5) | 0.015 | 8.4 (7.0,10.1) | 8.9 (8.1,9.7) | .009 |
 20–24 | 2055; 23.6 | 24.5 (19.1,31.0) | 24.1 (23.0,25.2) |  | 25.3 (22.7,28.2) | 23.8 (22.6,25.0) |  |
 25–29 | 2151; 24.7 | 19.9 (15.4,25.2) | 24.8 (23.8,25.9) |  | 24.4 (21.9,27.2) | 24.9 (23.7,26.1) |  |
 30–34 | 1664; 19.1 | 18.1 (14.0,23.0) | 19.4 (18.5,20.5) |  | 19.9 (17.6,22.3) | 19.4 (18.3,20.5) |  |
 35–39 | 1300; 14.9 | 18.6 (13.3,25.3) | 14.7 (13.9,15.6) |  | 14.4 (12.3,16.8) | 14.8 (13.9,15.8) |  |
 40–44 | 536; 6.1 | 5.7 (3.6,9.1) | 5.8 (5.3,6.4) |  | 5.7 (4.5,7.1) | 5.9 (5.3,6.5) |  |
 45–49 | 207; 2.4 | 2.7 (1.2,5.9) | 2.3 (2.0,2.7) |  | 1.9 (1.2,2.9) | 2.4 (2.1,2.9) |  |
Residency | |||||||
 Urban | 2727; 31.3 | 34.9 (28.0,42.4) | 40.6 (39.2,42.1) | .003 | 48.8 (45.6,52.0) | 38.8 (37.3,40.4) | .061 |
 Rural | 5995; 68.7 | 65.1 (57.6,72.0) | 59.4 (57.9,60.8) |  | 51.2 (48.0,54.4) | 61.2 (59.6,62.7) |  |
Region | |||||||
 East | 1931; 22.1 | 9.8 (6.8,14.1) | 23.5 (22.4,24.7) | <.001 | 10.5 (8.8,12.4) | 26.4 (25.2,27.7) | <.001 |
 North | 3384; 38.8 | 50.7 (44.0,57.4) | 35.3 (34.1,36.6) |  | 45.5 (42.4,48.7) | 33.1 (31.7,34.5) |  |
 South | 2131; 24.4 | 17.9 (13.8,22.9) | 19.3 (18.4,20.3) |  | 10.2 (8.8,11.7) | 21.3 (20.2,22.5) |  |
 West | 1276; 14.6 | 21.6 (15.2,29.7) | 21.8 (20.5,23.2) |  | 33.8 (30.6,37.2) | 19.2 (17.8,20.6) |  |
Education | |||||||
 Pre-Primary Or None | 5210; 59.7 | 63.2 (56.0,69.8) | 54.8 (53.5,56.1) | <.001 | 53.5 (50.4,56.6) | 55.1 (53.7,56.5) | <.001 |
 Primary | 1180; 13.5 | 16.1 (11.3,22.6) | 13.6 (12.8,14.5) |  | 12.6 (10.8,14.7) | 13.9 (12.9,14.8) |  |
 Lower Secondary | 1326; 15.2 | 10.5 (7.1,15.1) | 16.4 (15.5,17.4) |  | 16.9 (14.6,19.5) | 16.3 (15.3,17.4) |  |
 Upper Secondary/higher | 1006; 11.5 | 10.3 (6.1,16.7) | 15.1 (14.1,16.2) |  | 16.9 (14.5,19.8) | 14.7 (13.6,15.9) |  |
Ethnicity | |||||||
 Mende | 3100; 35.5 | 19.1 (14.0,25.5) | 33.4 (32.2,34.7) | <.001 | 16.0 (14.0,18.3) | 37.2 (35.8,38.6) | <.001 |
 Temne | 2628; 30.1 | 44.7 (38.2,51.4) | 32.3 (31.0,33.6) |  | 47.4 (44.2,50.7) | 29.0 (27.6,30.4) |  |
 Limba | 639; 7.3 | 5.1 (2.9,8.9) | 8.0 (7.2,8.7) |  | 12.2 (10.4,14.4) | 7.0 (6.3,7.8) |  |
 Other | 2355; 27.0 | 31.1 (25.3,37.5) | 26.3 (25.1,27.6) |  | 24.3 (21.6,27.2) | 26.8 (25.5,28.1) |  |
Wealth status | |||||||
 Poorest | 2361; 27.1 | 24.5 (19.7,29.9) | 22.2 (21.2,23.2) | <.001 | 19.3 (17.3,21.5) | 22.8 (21.7,23.9) | <.001 |
 Second | 2110; 24.2 | 25.6 (20.7,31.2) | 21.1 (20.1,22.1) |  | 17.9 (15.9,20.1) | 21.8 (20.7,23.0) |  |
 Middle | 1922; 22.0 | 20.6 (15.6,26.6) | 20.4 (19.3,21.5) |  | 18.7 (16.5,21.1) | 20.7 (19.6,22.0) |  |
 Fourth | 1317; 15.1 | 16.8 (11.7,23.6) | 19.0 (17.8,20.2) |  | 22.7 (19.9,25.9) | 18.2 (16.9,19.5) |  |
 Richest | 1012; 11.6 | 12.6 (8.2,18.9) | 17.3 (16.2,18.6) |  | 21.4 (18.5,24.5) | 16.4 (15.2,17.7) |  |
Parity | |||||||
 1/2 | 4028; 46.2 | 47.5 (40.9,54.3) | 47.7 (46.4,48.9) | <.001 | 47.5 (44.4,50.6) | 47.7 (46.4,49.1) | <.001 |
 3/4 | 2744; 31.5 | 28.2 (22.7,34.4) | 30.8 (29.7,32.0) |  | 32.7 (29.9,35.6) | 30.4 (29.2,31.7) |  |
 5 > 4 | 1950; 22.4 | 24.3 (19.1,30.4) | 21.5 (20.5,22.5) |  | 19.8 (17.6,22.3) | 21.8 (20.8,22.9) |  |
Radio use | |||||||
 Not At All | 5398; 61.9 | 70.4 (63.9,76.1) | 58.1 (56.8,59.4) | .023 | 58.1 (55.0,61.2) | 58.1 (56.7,59.5) | .035 |
 Less Than Once A Week | 2354; 27.0 | 21.0 (16.0,27.1) | 29.3 (28.1,30.5) |  | 29.5 (26.6,32.5) | 29.2 (27.9,30.6) |  |
 Almost Every Day | 970; 11.1 | 8.6 (5.7,12.8) | 12.6 (11.8,13.6) |  | 12.4 (10.4,14.8) | 12.7 (11.7,13.7) |  |
TV use | |||||||
 Not At All | 7183; 82.4 | 83.2 (76.8,88.1) | 75.7 (74.4,76.9) | <.001 | 72.2 (68.9,75.3) | 76.5 (75.1,77.8) | <.001 |
 Less Than Once A Week | 1005; 11.5 | 10.2 (6.5,15.8) | 14.9 (13.9,16.0) |  | 16.5 (14.0,19.2) | 14.6 (13.5,15.7) |  |
 Almost Every Day | 534; 6.1 | 6.5 (3.6,11.5) | 9.4 (8.5,10.3) |  | 11.3 (9.1,14.0) | 8.9 (8.0,9.9) |  |
Internet use | |||||||
 Yes | 280; 3.2 | 2.5 (1.0,5.7) | 4.3 (3.7,4.9) | <.001 | 5.5 (4.1,7.4) | 4.0 (3.4,4.7) | <.001 |
 No | 8442; 96.8 | 97.5 (94.3,99.0) | 95.7 (95.1,96.3) |  | 94.5 (92.6,95.9) | 96.0 (95.3,96.6) |  |
Has mobile | |||||||
 Yes | 3121; 35.8 | 20.7 (15.5,27.0) | 40.2 (38.9,41.5) |  | 43.2 (40.1,46.3) | 39.6 (38.2,41.0) | <.001 |
 No | 5601; 64.2 | 79.3 (73.0,84.5) | 59.8 (58.5,61.1) |  | 56.8 (53.7,59.9) | 60.4 (59.0,61.8) |  |
ANC visit | |||||||
 Inadequate | 1070; 12.3 | 27.8 (20.4,36.6) | 11.5 (10.7,12.3) | <.001 | 17.9 (15.5,20.4) | 10.1 (9.3,10.9) | <.001 |
 Adequate | 7456; 85.5 | 72.2 (63.4,79.6) | 88.5 (87.7,89.3) |  | 82.1 (79.6,84.5) | 89.9 (89.1,90.7) |  |