Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 2,126)

Age groups (in years)

 ≤ 30

1,050 (49.4)

47.3—51.5

31 – 40

920 (43.3)

41.2—45.4

 > 41

156 (7.3)

6.3—8.5

Mean age (\(\overline{x}\) ± SD)

31.03 ± 6.58

Sex

Male

378 (17.8)

16.2—19.5

Female

1,748 (82.2)

80.5—83.8

Relation to child

Mother

1,805 (84.9)

83.3—86.4

Caregiver

321 (15.1)

13.6—16.7

Religion

Catholic

81 (3.8)

3.1—4.7

Protestant

2,045 (96.2)

95.3—96.9

Not married

452 (21.3)

19.6—23.1

Married

1,674 (78.7)

76.9—80.4

Education

No Formal Education

241 (11.3)

10.1—12.7

Primary

1,093 (51.4)

49.3—53.5

Secondary

719 (33.8)

31.8—35.9

Tertiary

73 (3.4)

2.7—4.3

Occupation

Artisan

1,351 (63.5)

61.5—65.6

Casual labour

209 (9.8)

8.6—11.2

Civil Servant

125 (5.9)

5.0—6.9

Unemployed

441 (20.7)

19.1—22.5

# of Children in immunisation bracket

01

2,047 (96.3)

95.4—97.0

 ≥ 02

79 (3.7)

3.0—4.6

Mean children (\(\overline{x}\) ± SD)

1.04 ± 0.24

Monthly Income ($)

 < 100

1,669 (78.5)

76.7—80.2

101–200

197 (9.3)

8.1—10.6

201–300

132 (6.2)

5.3—7.3

301–400

81 (3.8)

3.1—4.7

 > 400

47 (2.2)

1.7—2.9