Table 1 Background characteristics of mothers and the measles vaccinations status of their last-born child aged 12–35 months, using the Armenian demographic and health survey 2015/16 (n = 525)
|  | Overall frequency (%)/ Mean (SD) (n = 525) | missing | Not received MMR (n = 107) Frequency (%)/ Mean (SD) | Received MMR (n = 418) Frequency (%)/ Mean (SD) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | |||||
| Â | 28.35 (4.83) | Â | 28.32 (4.94) | 28.36 (0.48) | 0.96 |
Type of place of residence | |||||
 Urban | 299 (56.9) |  | 65 (60.7) | 234 (56) | 0.43 |
 Rural | 226 (43.1) |  | 42 (39.3) | 184 (44) |  |
Wealth index quintiles | |||||
 Poorest | 108 (20.5) |  | 17 (15.9) | 90 (21.6) | 0.66 |
 Poorer | 100 (19.0) |  | 20 (18.7) | 80 (19.2) |  |
 Middle | 96 (18.2) |  | 18 (16.8) | 78 (18.7) |  |
 Richer | 81 (15.4) |  | 20 (18.7) | 60 (14.4) |  |
 Richest | 141 (26.8) |  | 32 (29.9) | 109 (26.1) |  |
Maternal educational level | |||||
 Basic | 35 (6.6) |  | 12 (11.3) | 23 (5.5) | 0.06 |
 Secondary | 207 (39.5) |  | 32 (30.2) | 175 (41.9) |  |
 Higher | 283 (53.8) |  | 62 (58.5) | 220 (52.6) |  |
Relationship status | |||||
 Currently in a relationship | 511 (97.3) |  | 104 (97.2) | 407 (97.4) | 0.88 |
 Formerly in a relationship | 14 (2.7) |  | 3 (2.8) | 11 (2.6) |  |
Husband/partner’s age (years) | |||||
| Â | 32.54 (5.85) | 14 | 32.13 (6.33) | 32.65 (5.73) | 0.42 |
Husband/partner’s education level | |||||
 None and Primary | 51 (9.6) |  | 11 (10.6) | 140 (9.8) | 0.84 |
 Secondary | 246 (46.9) |  | 47 (45.2) | 199 (48.9) |  |
 Secondary special | 214 (40.8) |  | 46 (42.4) | 168 (41.3) |  |
| Â | Â | 14 | Â | Â | Â |
Distance to the health facility | |||||
 Big problem | 54 (10.2) |  | 11 (10.4) | 42 (10) | 0.87 |
 Not a big problem | 471 (89.8) |  | 95 (89.6) | 376 (90) |  |
Number of antenatal care visits | |||||
| Â | 7.79 (3.67) | 7 | 7.37 (2.69) | 7.90 (3.87) | 0.04 |
Postnatal visit within 2 months after birth | |||||
 No | 32 (6.2) |  | 13 (12.1) | 20 (4.8) | 0.01 |
 Yes | 492 (93.8) |  | 94 (87.9) | 398 (95.2) |  |
Level of mass media exposure | |||||
 Low | 263 (50.2) |  | 61 (57.0) | 203 (48.6) | 0.15 |
 High | 261 (49.7) |  | 46 (43.0) | 215 (51.4) |  |
Child’s age (months) | |||||
| Â | 22.57 (6.74) | Â | 20.29 (7.19) | 23.15 (6.49) | 0.03 |
Sex of the child | |||||
 Male | 269 (51.3) |  | 56 (52.3) | 214 (51.2) | 0.88 |
 Female | 256 (48.7) |  | 51 (47.7) | 204 (48.8) |  |
Birth order | |||||
 First | 190 (36.3) |  | 44 (41.1) | 146 (34.9) | 0.5 |
 Second | 211 (40.1) |  | 42 (39.3) | 169 (40.4) |  |
 Third and more | 124 (23.6) |  | 21 (19.6) | 103 (24.6) |  |
Measles vaccination status | |||||
 Vaccinated | 418 (79.6) |  |  |  |  |
 Not | 107 (20.4) |  |  |  |  |