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Table 1 Socio-demography characteristics of respondents in URR

From: Childhood vaccination uptake and associated factors among children 12–23 months in rural settings of the Gambia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variables

N (%)

Vaccination coverage

P-value

Partially vaccinated n (%) 68 (34.0%)

Fully vaccinated n (%) 132 (66.0%)

Age of respondents

0.204

 16–25

60 (30)

25 (12.5)

35 (17.5)

 

 26–35

107 (53.5)

30 (15.0)

77 (38.5)

 

 36 & above

33 (16.5)

13 (6.5)

20 (10.0)

 

Educational level

0.001*

 Never been to School

106 (53.0)

41 (20.5)

65 (32.5)

 

 Primary

41 (20.5)

13 (6.5)

28 (14.0)

 

 Secondary +

19 (9.5)

11 (5.5)

8 (4.0)

 

 Madarassa

34 (17.0)

3 (1.5)

31 (15.5)

 

Family Type

0.161

 Single parenting

7 (3.5)

5 (2.5)

2 (1.0)

 

 Nuclear

67 (33.5)

24 (12.0)

43 (21.5)

 

 Extended

126 (63.0)

39 (19.5)

87 (43.5)

 

Occupation of Caregiver

0.116

 Currently not working

18 (9.0)

11 (5.5)

7 (3.5)

 

 Farming

94 (47.0)

30 (15.0)

64 (32.0)

 

 Housewife

72 (36.0)

24 (12.0)

48 (24.0)

 

 Business

16 (8.0)

3 (1.5)

13 (6.5)

 

Monthly earning of Caregiver

0.448

 Less than D1500

95 (47.5)

37 (18.5)

58 (29.0)

 

 D1500 - D3500

60 (30.0)

15 (7.5)

45 (22.5)

 

 More than D3500

45 (22.5)

16 (8.0)

29 (14.5)

 

Family Size

0.035*

 1–20

139 (69.5)

54 (27.0)

85 (42.5)

 

 More than 20

61 (30.5)

14 (7.0)

47 (23.5)

 

Occupation of Child’s Father

0.037*

 Currently not working

18 (9.0)

10 (5.0)

8 (4.0)

 

 Farming

122 (61.0)

34 (17.0)

88 (44.0)

 

 Civil Servant

7 (3.5)

3 (1.5)

4 (2.0)

 

 Business

53 (26.5)

21 (10.0)

32 (16.0)

 

Decision maker on Child’s vaccination

0.200

 Mother/Caregiver

94 (47.0)

36 (18.0)

58 (29.0)

 

 Father

32 (16.0)

8 (4.0)

24 (12.0)

 

 Both

74 (37.0)

24 (12)

50 (25.0)

 
  1. *Statistical significance p < 0.05