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Table 2 Risk factors for partial vaccination at 24 weeks in a cohort of 696 children in Mbale, Eastern Uganda*‡

From: Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study

Characteristic

Number

(%)

Unadjusted RR

(95% CI) †

Adjusted RR**

(95% CI)

Adjusted RRs***

(95% CI)

Mothers education

    

   None

64 (9%)

1

1

1

   1-4 years

124 (18%)

1.0 (0.8,1.2)

0.9 (0.7,1.2)

1.0 (0.7,1.2)

   5-7 years

305 (44%)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

   8-11 years

176 (25%)

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

0.6 (0.5, 0.8)

   12 or more years

27 (4%)

0.2 (0.1, 0.5)

0.2 (0.1, 0.6)

0.2 (0.1, 0.6)

Place of delivery

    

   Home

302 (43%)

1

1

1

   Health facility

394 (57%)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 1.0)

0.8 (0.7, 1.0)

Use of Mosquito net

    

   No

376 (54%)

1

1

1

   Yes

320 (46%)

0.7 (0.6,0.8)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 1.0)

Wealth quintiles

    

   Poorest 20%

146 (21%)

1

1

 

   Middle 40%

280 (40%)

1.0 (0.8,1.2)

1.0 (0.8,1.2)

 

   Richest 40%

270 (30%)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

1.1 (1.0, 1.4)

 

Mother's age

    

   ≤ 19

153 (22%)

1

  

   20-24

227 (33%)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

  

   25-29

165 (24%)

0.9 (0.8, 1.2)

  

   ≥ 30

152 (22%)

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

  

Residence

    

   Rural

554 (80%)

1

  

   Urban

142 (20%)

0.9 (0.7, 1.0)

  

Parity

    

   0

160 (23%)

1

  

   1--2

210 (30%)

1.0 (0.8, 1.3)

  

   3--4

163 (23%)

1.3 (1.1, 1.7)

  

   5 or more

163 (23%)

1.3 (1.1, 1.7)

  
  1. † CI indicates confidence interval
  2. ‡ Partial vaccination was defined as defined as having received at least one but not all the scheduled vaccinations
  3. * RR < 1 indicate reduced risk of missed vaccination
  4. **Model with maternal education, place of delivery, use of mosquito nets and wealth quintiles
  5. *** Model with maternal education, place of delivery and use of mosquito nets