Table 2 Weighted distribution of respondent’s characteristics and number of doses of childhood vaccines taken

Level 1 (Individual Level Characteristics)

Age

 15–24 years

1863 (33.1)

193 (3.4)

350 (6.2)

649 (11.5)

344 (6.1)

239 (4.2)

247 (4.4)

280 (5.0)

678 (12.0)

792 (14.1)

< 0.001

 25–34 years

2519 (26.4)

244 (2.6)

469 (4.9)

877 (9.2)

548 (5.7)

356 (3.7)

508 (5.3)

421 (4.4)

1465 (15.4)

2138 (22.4)

 35–49 years

1280 (29.2)

112 (2.6)

211 (4.8)

455 (10.4)

268 (6.1)

174 (4.0)

209 (4.8)

201 (4.6)

610 (13.9)

864 (19.7)

Level of Education

 No formal education

3865 (42.7)

395 (4.4)

677 (7.5)

1477 (16.3)

642 (7.1)

315 (3.5)

332 (3.7)

272 (3.0)

526 (5.8)

562 (6.2)

< 0.001

 Primary education

954 (25.3)

92 (2.4)

207 (5.5)

308 (8.2)

231 (6.1)

203 (5.4)

248 (6.6)

229 (6.1)

593 (15.7)

703 (18.7)

 Secondary education

745 (13.7)

59 (1.1)

134 (2.5)

185 (3.4)

258 (4.8)

224 (4.1)

324 (6.0)

346 (6.4)

1329 (24.4)

745 (13.7)

 Tertiary education

98 (7.6)

3 (0.2)

12 (0.9)

11 (0.9)

29 (2.2)

27 (2.1)

60 (4.6)

55 (4.2)

305 (23.5)

98 (7.6)

Religion

 Christian

1354 (17.3)

109 (1.4)

223 (2.8)

286 (3.7)

332 (4.2)

303 (3.9)

471 (6.0)

485 (6.2)

1767 (22.5)

2512 (32.0)

< 0.001

 Islam

3901 (36.3)

378 (3.5)

700 (6.5)

1588 (14.8)

750 (7.0)

428 (4.0)

450 (4.2)

393 (3.7)

915 (8.5)

1234 (11.5)

 Others

407 (41.3)

62 (6.3)

107 (10.9)

107 (10.9)

78 (7.9)

38 (3.9)

43 (4.4)

24 (2.4)

71 (7.2)

48 (4.9)

Working Status

 Not currently working

2522 (38.2)

194 (2.9)

381 (5.8)

747 (11.3)

388 (5.9)

212 (3.2)

264 (4.0)

253 (3.8)

675 (10.2)

963 (14.6)

< 0.001

 Currently Working

3140 (24.2)

355 (2.7)

649 (5.0)

1234 (9.5)

772 (6.0)

557 (4.3)

700 (5.4)

649 (5.0)

2078 (16.0)

2831 (21.8)

Wanted child

 Wanted then

5131 (30.0)

496 (2.9)

922 (5.4)

1836 (10.7)

1039 (6.1)

654 (3.8)

813 (4.8)

758 (4.4)

2301 (13.4)

3175 (18.5)

< 0.001

 Did not want child then

531 (21.8)

53 (2.2)

108 (4.4)

145 (5.9)

121 (5.0)

115 (4.7)

151 (6.2)

144 (5.9)

452 (18.5)

619 (25.4)

Attendant on delivery

 Unskilled

4631 (37.8)

474 (3.9)

862 (7.0)

1721 (14.1)

844 (6.9)

481 (3.9)

520 (4.3)

461 (3.8)

1082 (8.8)

1169 (9.6)

< 0.001

 Skilled

1011 (13.9)

75 (1.0)

166 (2.3)

257 (3.5)

316 (4.3)

287 (3.9)

444 (6.1)

441 (6.1)

1669 (22.9)

2625 (36.0)

Exposure to media

 Not exposed at all

2851 (40.0)

258 (3.6)

516 (7.2)

999 (14.0)

472 (6.6)

267 (3.7)

291 (4.1)

253 (3.6)

603 (8.5)

626 (8.8)

< 0.001

 Partially exposed

2153 (27.1)

238 (3.0)

391 (4.9)

807 (10.2)

494 (6.2)

338 (4.3)

408 (5.1)

381 (4.8)

1135 (14.3)

1603 (20.2)

 Very Exposed

658 (14.7)

53 (1.2)

123 (2.8)

175 (3.9)

194 (4.3)

164 (3.7)

265 (5.9)

268 (6.0)

1015 (22.7)

1565 (34.9)

Birth order of child

 First

971 (26.1)

82 (2.2)

172 (4.6)

272 (7.3)

194 (5.2)

137 (3.7)

186 (5.0)

183 (4.9)

597 (16.1)

924 (24.9)

< 0.001

 Second

919 (26.8)

86 (2.5)

160 (4.7)

296 (8.6)

186 (5.4)

129 (3.8)

160 (4.7)

158 (4.6)

554 (16.2)

781 (22.8)

 Third

755 (25.9)

71 (2.4)

151 (5.2)

291 (10.0)

168 (5.8)

124 (4.3)

146 (5.0)

157 (5.4)

445 (15.3)

605 (20.8)

 Fourth and above

3017 (31.7)

310 (3.3)

547 (5.8)

1122 (11.8)

612 (6.4)

379 (4.0)

472 (5.0)

404 (4.3)

1157 (12.2)

1484 (15.6)

Wealth Status

 Bottom 33%

33 (40.9)

2666 (4.6)

297 (8.0)

520 (16.7)

1086 (7.0)

455 (3.5)

225 (3.8)

245 (3.0)

196 (6.9)

448 (5.9)

< 0.001

 Average

2022 (31.0)

169 (2.6)

350 (5.4)

670 (10.3)

419 (6.4)

313 (4.8)

352 (5.4)

349 (5.4)

890 (13.7)

987 (15.1)

 Top 33%

33 (14.9)

974 (1.3)

83 (2.5)

160 (3.5)

225 (4.4)

286 (3.5)

231 (5.6)

367 (5.5)

357 (21.7)

1415 (37.2)

Number of ANC visits

 No visit

3522 (49.1)

307 (4.3)

537 (7.5)

1115 (15.5)

418 (5.8)

194 (2.7)

196 (2.7)

149 (2.1)

372 (5.2)

370 (5.2)

< 0.001

 1–3 visits

627 (25.1)

82 (3.3)

175 (7)

305 (12.2)

185 (7.4)

142 (5.7)

138 (5.5)

138 (5.5)

330 (13.2)

375 (15.0)

 4–7 visits

919 (17.0)

105 (2.0)

221 (4.1)

394 (7.3)

364 (6.7)

261 (4.8)

334 (6.2)

362 (6.7)

994 (18.4)

1444 (26.8)

 8 or more visits

594 (13.2)

55 (1.2)

97 (2.2)

167 (3.7)

193 (4.3)

172 (3.8)

296 (6.6)

253 (5.6)

1057 (23.6)

1605 (35.8)

Sex of the child

 Male

2990 (29.6)

271 (2.7)

503 (5.0)

1000 (9.9)

581 (5.8)

384 (3.8)

498 (4.9)

484 (4.8)

1417 (14.0)

1963 (19.5)

0.210

 Female

2672 (28.2)

278 (2.9)

527 (5.6)

981 (10.4)

579 (6.1)

385 (4.1)

466 (4.9)

418 (4.4)

1336 (14.1)

1831 (19.3)

Healthcare decision maker

 Self

278 (20.4)

27 (2.0)

60 (4.4)

68 (5.0)

82 (6.0)

66 (4.8)

75 (5.5)

80 (5.9)

270 (19.8)

357 (26.2)

< 0.001

 Husband alone

4012 (34.9)

392 (3.4)

720 (6.3)

1501 (13.1)

744 (6.5)

427 (3.7)

509 (4.4)

435 (3.8)

1210 (10.5)

1542 (13.4)

 Joint

1112 (19.7)

98 (1.7)

212 (3.8)

329 (5.8)

279 (5.0)

226 (4.0)

311 (5.5)

331 (5.9)

1099 (19.5)

1642 (29.1)

 Other/Unknown

260 (24.3)

32 (3.0)

38 (3.6)

83 (7.8)

55 (5.1)

50 (4.7)

69 (6.5)

56 (5.2)

174 (16.3)

253 (23.6)

Level 2 (Community Level Characteristics)

Place of residence

 Urban

1222 (19.6)

109 (1.8)

178 (2.9)

295 (4.7)

291 (4.7)

235 (3.8)

325 (5.2)

314 (5.0)

1189 (19.1)

2073 (33.3)

< 0.001

 Rural

4440 (33.3)

440 (3.3)

852 (6.4)

1686 (12.7)

869 (6.5)

534 (4.0)

639 (4.8)

588 (4.4)

1564 (11.7)

1721 (12.9)

Community poverty rate

 Low

1386 (20.9)

113 (1.7)

228 (3.4)

315 (4.8)

321 (4.9)

232 (3.5)

391 (5.9)

341 (5.2)

1295 (19.6)

1999 (30.2)

< 0.001

 Average

1945 (30.2)

195 (3.0)

371 (5.8)

675 (10.5)

406 (6.3)

289 (4.5)

306 (4.7)

288 (4.5)

847 (13.1)

1127 (17.5)

 High

2331 (35.9)

241 (3.7)

431 (6.6)

991 (15.3)

433 (6.7)

248 (3.8)

267 (4.1)

273 (4.2)

611 (9.4)

668 (10.3)

Community illiteracy rate

 Low

1164 (17.8)

100 (1.5)

220 (3.4)

258 (4.0)

286 (4.4)

215 (3.3)

373 (5.7)

374 (5.7)

1431 (21.9)

2105 (32.3)

 Average

2100 (32.2)

188 (2.9)

367 (5.6)

652 (10.0)

420 (6.4)

287 (4.4)

306 (4.7)

295 (4.5)

804 (12.3)

1112 (17.0)

< 0.001

 High

2398 (36.9)

261 (4.0)

443 (6.8)

1071 (16.5)

454 (7.0)

267 (4.1)

285 (4.4)

233 (3.6)

518 (8.0)

577 (8.9)

Community unemployment

 Low

1494 (22.3)

145 (2.2)

266 (4.0)

498 (7.5)

383 (5.7)

250 (3.7)

363 (5.4)

338 (5.1)

1239 (18.5)

1712 (25.6)

 Average

1834 (28.7)

197 (3.1)

363 (5.7)

748 (11.7)

401 (6.3)

260 (4.1)

279 (4.4)

285 (4.5)

822 (12.9)

1196 (18.7)

< 0.001

 High

2334 (36.0)

207 (3.2)

401 (6.2)

735 (11.3)

376 (5.8)

259 (4.0)

322 (5.0)

279 (4.3)

692 (10.7)

886 (13.7)

Level 3 (State Level Characteristics)

Rural proportion

 Low rural proportion

574 (15.8)

28 (0.8)

63 (1.7)

67 (1.9)

134 (3.7)

110 (3.0)

171 (4.7)

202 (5.6)

881 (24.3)

1397 (38.5)

< 0.001

 Average rural proportion

1337 (27.6)

125 (2.6)

221 (4.6)

409 (8.5)

263 (5.4)

199 (4.1)

259 (5.4)

229 (4.7)

747 (15.4)

1054 (21.8)

 High rural proportion

3751 (33.8)

396 (3.6)

746 (6.7)

1505 (13.6)

763 (6.9)

460 (4.2)

534 (4.8)

471 (4.3)

1125 (10.1)

1343 (12.1)

Health facility per 100,000

 < 15

1494 (31.2)

146 (3.1)

274 (5.7)

692 (14.5)

363 (7.6)

184 (3.8)

199 (4.2)

190 (4.0)

544 (11.4)

704 (14.7)

< 0.001

 15–25

3280 (30.0)

316 (2.9)

526 (4.8)

1022 (9.3)

568 (5.2)

412 (3.8)

520 (4.8)

501 (4.6)

1591 (14.5)

2203 (20.1)

 > 25

888 (23.2)

87 (2.3)

230 (6.0)

267 (7.0)

229 (6.0)

173 (4.5)

245 (6.4)

211 (5.5)

618 (16.1)

887 (23.1)

Distal Characteristic

Region of residence

 North Central

759 (23.8)

56 (1.8)

154 (4.8)

190 (5.9)

183 (5.7)

163 (5.1)

201 (6.3)

214 (6.7)

548 (17.2)

728 (22.8)

< 0.001

 North East

1616 (38.0)

190 (4.5)

325 (7.7)

454 (10.7)

256 (6.0)

187 (4.4)

195 (4.6)

175 (4.1)

384 (9.0)

467 (11.0)

 North West

2239 (38.9)

216 (3.8)

403 (7.0)

1161 (20.2)

489 (8.5)

211 (3.7)

203 (3.5)

125 (2.2)

274 (4.8)

440 (7.6)

 South East

330 (17.0)

9 (0.5)

28 (1.4)

31 (1.6)

70 (3.6)

39 (2.0)

83 (4.3)

116 (6.0)

479 (24.7)

755 (38.9)

 South South

383 (17.4)

45 (2.0)

67 (3.0)

92 (4.2)

88 (4.0)

87 (3.9)

145 (6.6)

150 (6.8)

518 (23.5)

632 (28.6)

 South West

335 (15.2)

33 (1.5)

53 (2.4)

53 (2.4)

74 (3.4)

82 (3.7)

137 (6.2)

122 (5.5)

550 (24.9)

772 (34.9)