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Table 2 Demographics of parents at two tertiary care centers in Karachi, Pakistan from 4th January, 2012 to 6th January, 2013 and the association with the vaccination status

From: Reasons for non-vaccination in pediatric patients visiting tertiary care centers in a polio-prone country

 

N

%

P-value*

Ethnicity

Sindhi

293

28.1

<0.001

Punjabi

109

10.4

Balochi

53

5.1

Pathan

187

17.9

Muhajir

341

32.7

Other

61

5.8

Religion

Islam

939

89.9

0.103

Christianity

27

2.6

Hinduism

73

7.0

Sikhism

4

0.4

Other

1

0.1

Residence

Karachi

812

77.8

0.002

Other City

71

6.8

Village

161

15.4

Maternal Education

None

974

93.3

0.078

Prim/Sec

49

4.7

Matriculation

20

1.9

Graduate

1

0.1

Paternal Education

None

923

88.4

0.061

Prim/Sec

78

7.5

Matriculation

39

3.7

Graduate

4

0.4

Maternal Occupation

None

842

80.7

0.075

Unskilled

173

16.6

Skilled

27

2.6

Business

2

0.2

Paternal Occupation

None

347

33.2

0.045

Unskilled

468

44.8

Skilled

151

14.5

Business

78

7.5

Own House

Yes

401

38.4

0.112

No

643

61.6

Own Transport

Yes

253

24.2

0.095

 

No

791

75.8

 
  1. *P-value based on Chi-square testing for the association between demographic factors and vaccination status.