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Table 3 Factors influencing vaccine uptake in children aged 0 to 36 months. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2015

From: Vaccine uptake and associated factors in an irregular urban settlement in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Factors

Sample n = 309a

Incomplete vaccination schedule

n (%)

Crude PR b

(95%CI)

p-value c

Adjusted PR b

(95%CI)

p-value

Social classd

   

0.830

 

 A

   

 

 B1 or B2

(n = 15)

7 (46.7)

0.88 (0.50–1.53)

 

 

 C1 or C2

(n = 224)

119 (53.1)

1

   

 D or E

(n = 70)

35 (50.0)

0.94 (0.72–1.23)

   

Community housing for ten years or more

   

0.804

  

 ≥10 years

(n = 242)

127 (52.5)

1

   

 < 10 years

(n = 67)

34 (50.7)

0.97 (0.74–1.26)

   

Type of dwelling

   

0.247

 

 House

(n = 247)

133 (53.8)

1

 

 

 Stilt house/hut/single room

(n = 62)

28 (45.2)

0.84 (0.62–1.13)

 

 

Maternal age (years)

   

0.299

 

 < 20*

(n = 51)

31 (60.8)

1

 

 

 20–35*

(n = 229)

114 (49.8)

0.82 (0.63–1.06)

 

 

 > 36*

(n = 29)

16 (55.2)

0.91 (0.61–1.35)

 

 

Mother completed high school

   

0.017

 

0.006

 Yes

(n = 111)

68 (61.3)

1

 

1

 

 No

(n = 196)

93 (47.4)

0.77 (0.63–0.95)

 

0.76 (0.63–0.92)

 

Number of prenatal consultations

   

0.517

 

 1–5

(n = 53)

27 (50.9)

0.91 (0.68–1.21)

 

 

 ≥6

(n = 223)

125 (56.0)

1

 

 

Prenatal care started in the first trimester

   

0.710

 

 Yes

(n = 198)

110 (55.6)

1

 

 

 No

(n = 81)

43 (53.1)

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

 

 

Child’s gender

   

0.862

 

 Male

(n = 155)

80 (51.6)

0.98 (0.79–1.22)

 

 

 Female

(n = 154)

81 (52.6)

1

 

 

Child’s age group (months)

   

<  0.001

 

<  0.001

 0 to < 6

(n = 73)

61 (83.6)

1

 

1

 

 6 to < 12

(n = 41)

28 (68.3)

0.82 (0.65–1.03)

 

0.82 (0.65–1.03)

 

 12 to 36

(n = 195)

72 (36.9)

0.44 (0.36–0.54)

 

0.44 (0.36–0.54)

 
  1. a Sample size varies due to missing data. b Prevalence ratio. c Wald test. d Economic class according to the Brazilian Market Research Association (ABEP) 2014 definitions (Estimated monthly household income in Brazilian reais: B1 = R$6006.00, B2 = R$3118.00; C1 = R$1865.00, C2 = R$1277.00; D/E = R$895.00) (see Additional file 2)