Table 4 Association of socio-demographic factors with immunization status of children
Socio-demographic factor | Incomplete immunization | Test statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | Total | ||
Age group of mother (years) | ||||
< 25 | 44 (80.0) | 11 (20.0) | 55 | χ2 = 6.9540, df = 3, P = 0.073 |
25–29 | 82 (80.4) | 20 (19.6) | 102 | |
30–34 | 101 (91.8) | 9 (8.2) | 110 | |
> 34 | 45 (81.8) | 10 (18.8) | 55 | |
Religion of mother | ||||
Christian | 225 (84.6) | 41 (15.4) | 266 | χ2 = 0.015, df = 1, P = 0.902 |
Non-Christian | 47 (83.9) | 9 (16.1) | 56 | |
Marital status | ||||
Currently married | 232 (86.3) | 37 (13.7) | 269 | χ2 = 3.9181, df = 1, P = 0.048 |
Not currently married | 40 (75.5) | 13 (24.5) | 53 | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Akan | 155 (85.2) | 27 (14.8) | 182 | χ2 = 0.1532, df = 1, P = 0.696 |
Others | 117 (83.6) | 23 (16.4) | 140 | |
Occupation | ||||
Trading | 150 (83.8) | 29 (16.2) | 179 | χ2 = 0.1392, df = 1, P = 0.709 |
Others | 122 (85.3) | 21 (14.7) | 143 | |
Mothers’ educational level | ||||
None | 19 (73.1) | 7 (26.9) | 26 | χ2 = 3.959, df = 4, P = 0.412 |
Primary | 37 (80.4) | 9 (19.6) | 46 | |
Middle/JHS | 129 (86.0) | 21 (14.0) | 150 | |
SHS/vocational school | 57 (86.4) | 9 (13.6) | 66 | |
Household wealth index (tertile) | ||||
Low | 91 (79.1) | 24 (20.9) | 115 | χ2 = 3.9055, df = 2, P = 0.142 |
Medium | 95 (87.2) | 14 (12.8) | 109 | |
High | 86 (87.8) | 12 (12.2) | 98 | |
Community | ||||
Mamponteng (Bonwunu) | 80 (89.9) | 9 (10.1) | 89 | χ2 = 10.6245, df = 3, P = 0.014 |
Gyamfi Wonoo | 47 (72.3) | 18 (27.7) | 65 | |
Mamponteng (Town) | 79 (88.8) | 10 (11.2) | 89 | |
Aboaso | 66 (83.5) | 13 (16.5) | 79 | |
Number of household members | ||||
> 4 | 109 (81.3) | 25 (18.7) | 134 | χ2 = 1.7129, df = 1, P = 0.191 |
< = 4 | 163 (86.7) | 25 (13.3) | 188 | |
Number of children under five in household | ||||
1 | 169 (85.8) | 28 (14.2) | 197 | χ2 = 0.6688, df = 1, P = 0.413 |
2+ | 103 (82.4) | 22 (17.6) | 125 | |
Age group of child (months) | ||||
12–15 | 126 (86.9) | 19 (13.1) | 145 | χ2 = 1.4286, df = 2, P = 0.490 |
16–19 | 96 (83.5) | 19 (16.5) | 115 | |
20–23 | 50 (80.6) | 12 (19.4) | 62 | |
Sex of child | ||||
Male | 134 (81.2) | 31 (18.8) | 165 | χ2 = 2.74, df = 1, P = 0.098 |
Female | 138 (87.9) | 19 (12.1) | 157 | |