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Table 4 Factors independently associated with the full vaccination status of children aged 12–23 in the study setting (N = 360)

From: Population-based cross-sectional study of factors influencing full vaccination status of children aged 12- 23 months in a rural district of the Upper East Region, Ghana

Variable

aOR

95% Confidence interval

p—value

Level of education

 No formal education

Ref

1.00

 

 Primary

1.50

0.74—3.05

0.258

 Secondary

2.60

1.20—5.63

0.016

 Tertiary

3.98

1.34—11.84

0.013

Employment status

 Unemployed

Ref

1.00

 

 Employed

1.51

0.86—2.65

0.147

Marital status

 Not married

Ref

1.00

 

 In a union (i.e., married or cohabiting)

2.09

1.03—4.25

0.041

Religion

 African traditional

Ref

1.00

 

 Christian

0.84

0.27—2.61

0.767

 Muslim

1.64

0.48—5.67

0.431

Decision-maker on where to seek care for sick child

 Others

Ref

1.00

 

 Husband/partner

1.50

0.27—8.24

0.638

 Mother/carer

1.11

0.20—6.21

0.904

Antenatal visits

 4 or more

Ref

1.00

 

 No visits

0.13

0.01—2.18

0.155

 Less than 4

0.80

0.39—1.65

0.548

Able to receive the needed service at vaccination sessions

 Not able to receive

Ref

1.00

 

 Able to receive

2.12

0.97—4.60

0.058

Problem with distance to the nearest health facility

 Not a big problem

Ref

1.00

 

 A big problem

0.41

0.21—0.80

0.009

Goodness-of-fit test

 Number of observations

360

  

 number of groups

10

  

 Hosmer–Lemeshow chi2 (8)

10.66

  

 Prob > chi2

0.221

  
  1. aOR Adjusted odds ratio, Ref Reference