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Table 1 Descriptive and univariate analysis results (unadjusted odds ratios) for travel time to health facilities and confounding determinants associated with full immunisation status and DPT3 vaccine for children aged 12–23 months during the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

From: Spatial access inequities and childhood immunisation uptake in Kenya

Determinants

Fully immunised n(%)

Not fully immunised n(%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Received DPT3 n(%)

Didn’t receive DPT3 n(%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Mean travel time (minutes)

  < 30

2018 (79.3)

521 (20.7)

1

 

2335 (91.5)

199 (8.5)

1

 

 30- < 60

581 (70.2)

242 (29.8)

0.76 (0.56–1.02)

0.071

737 (88.9)

88 (11.1)

0.93 (0.63–1.38)

0.728

 60- < 90

161 (58.6)

102 (41.5)

0.47 (0.32–0.68)

< 0.0001

228 (85.7)

38 (14.4)

0.67 (0.39–1.17)

0.16

 90- < 120

85 (60.8)

81 (39.2)

0.44 (0.20–0.96)

0.039

121 (79.9)

44 (20.1)

0.26 (0.12–0.56)

0.001

 120+

127 (53.8)

11 (46.2)

0.34 (0.21–0.54)

< 0.0001

175 (73.3)

64 (26.7)

0.22 (0.12–0.42)

< 0.0001

Maternal education

 No education

488 (56.5)

321 (43.5)

1

 

677 (77.7)

188 (22.3)

1

 

 less than secondary

1880 (75.6)

416 (24.4)

2.30 (1.59–3.32)

< 0.0001

2270 (91.1)

217 (8.9)

3.97 (2.16–7.30)

< 0.0001

 secondary or higher

618 (86.2)

42 (13.8)

4.65 (3.17–6.80)

< 0.0001

668 (93.3)

32 (6.7)

5.73 (3.32–9.89)

< 0.0001

Household wealth index

 Poor

885 (63.0)

497 (37.0)

1

 

1189 (83.7)

247 (16.4)

1

 

 Least poor

655 (76.1)

153 (23.9)

1.61 (1.07–2.43)

0.022

778 (90.4)

75 (9.6)

2.05 (1.18–3.58)

0.015

 Middle

523 (79.1)

87 (20.9)

2.1 (1.63–2.69)

< 0.0001

605 (92.0)

42 (8.0)

1.69 (1.11–2.60)

0.011

 Rich

429 (83.0)

37 (17.0)

3.01 (1.91–4.74)

< 0.0001

558 (93.9)

40 (6.1)

4.17 (1.18–3.58)

< 0.0001

 Richest

431 (82.6)

5 (17.4)

3.3 (2.28–4.79)

< 0.0001

485 (92.8)

33 (7.2)

4.48 (2.48–8.10)

< 0.0001

Parity

 Low

1726 (81.9)

429 (18.1)

1

 

1999 (93.2)

156 (6.8)

1

 

 Higha

1260 (67.3)

637 (32.7)

0.50 (0.38–0.64)

< 0.0001

1616 (85.7)

281 (14.3)

0.41 (0.29–0.59)

< 0.0001

Type of residence

 Urban

974 (78.8)

287 (21.2)

1

 

1150 (91.3)

11 (8.6)

1

 

 Rural

2012 (74.3)

779 (25.7)

0.80 (0.63–1.03)

0.08

2465 (89.4)

326 (10.6)

0.73 (0.51–1.05)

0.089

Mother’s age (years)

  ≤ 20

359 (77.3)

84 (22.7)

1

 

436 (93.5)

44 (6.6)

1

 

 21–30

1770 (76.7)

439 (23.3)

0.93 (0.63–1.38)

0.728

2145 (90.5)

245 (9.5)

0.57 (0.31–1.07)

0.081

  ≥ 31

857 (73.5)

256 (26.5)

0.77 (0.50–1.17)

0.22

1034 (87.8)

148 (12.2)

0.37 (0.19–0.74)

0.005

Mother’s marital status

 Married/living with a partner

2533 (75.5)

679 (24.5)

1

 

3074 (90.0)

374 (10.0)

1

 

 Widowed/divorced/separated

225 (76.5)

57 (23.5)

0.94 (0.55–1.61)

0.832

269 (87.5)

46 (12.5)

0.66 (0.28–1.55)

0.336

 Never in union

228 (79.5)

43 (20.5)

1.04 (0.69–1.57)

0.854

272 (93.8)

17 (6.2)

1.57 (0.78–3.14)

0.204

  1. a High parity (if mother’s age < 30 years and has more than two children living in the household or is aged ≥30 years and has more than three children living in the household and low parity otherwise