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. 2023 Sep 23;11(10):1515. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11101515

Table 2.

Characteristics of children 18–35 months of age in Greater Accra (GAR), Northern (NR), and Volta (VR) regions, 2020 *.

Region
GAR NR VR Total
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Child’s age group (months)
18–23 146 39.5 302 36.1 115 36.5 563 37.0
24–35 224 60.5 535 63.9 200 63.5 959 63.0
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Child’s sex
Female 184 49.7 396 47.3 177 56.2 757 49.7
Male 186 50.3 441 52.7 138 43.8 765 50.3
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Birth order
First 122 33.0 182 21.7 101 32.1 405 26.6
Second 100 27.0 175 20.9 62 19.7 337 22.1
Third or more 148 40.0 480 57.3 152 48.3 780 51.2
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Maternal age (years)
<25 42 11.4 108 12.9 71 22.5 221 14.5
25–34 184 49.7 215 25.7 134 42.5 533 35.0
≥35 144 38.9 514 61.4 110 34.9 768 50.5
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Maternal education
Never attended school 25 6.8 592 70.9 52 16.6 669 44.1
Primary 37 10.0 70 8.4 61 19.5 168 11.1
Secondary or higher 308 83.2 173 20.7 200 63.9 681 44.9
Total 370 100.0 835 100.0 313 100.0 1518 100.0
Paternal education
Never attended school 12 3.5 582 71.1 38 13.1 632 43.5
Primary 12 3.5 42 5.1 29 10.0 83 5.7
Secondary or higher 319 93.0 195 23.8 224 77.0 738 50.8
Total 343 100.0 819 100.0 291 100.0 1453 100.0
Maternal religion
Christian 314 84.9 178 21.3 272 86.3 764 50.2
Muslim 55 14.9 590 70.5 23 7.3 668 43.9
Traditionalist 0 0.0 55 6.6 6 1.9 61 4.0
None/Don’t know 1 0.3 14 1.7 14 4.4 29 1.9
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Maternal marital status
Single/Divorced/Separated/Widowed 48 13.0 16 1.9 39 12.4 103 6.8
Married/Cohabitating 322 87.0 821 98.1 276 87.6 1419 93.2
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Settlement type
Urban 324 87.6 224 26.8 93 29.5 641 42.1
Rural 46 12.4 613 73.2 222 70.5 881 57.9
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Attends school/daycare offering routine immunization (RI) **
No formal school/daycare attendance 179 48.4 737 88.1 221 70.2 1137 74.7
School/daycare does not offer RI 90 24.3 81 9.7 48 15.2 219 14.4
School/daycare offers RI 101 27.3 19 2.3 46 14.6 166 10.9
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Timely receipt of all 6-week infant vaccines
At least 1 recommended dose delayed 40 13.7 282 38.1 53 18.7 375 28.5
All recommended doses timely 251 86.3 458 61.9 230 81.3 939 71.5
Total 291 100.0 740 100.0 283 100.0 1314 100.0
Timely receipt of all 14-week infant vaccines
At least 1 recommended dose delayed 94 31.9 511 69.0 107 38.6 712 54.2
All recommended doses timely 201 68.1 230 31.0 170 61.4 601 45.8
Total 295 100.0 741 100.0 277 100.0 1313 100.0
Timely receipt of all 9 mos. infant vaccines
At least 1 recommended dose delayed 87 30.5 381 57.5 123 48.0 591 49.1
All recommended doses timely 198 69.5 282 42.5 133 52.0 613 50.9
Total 285 100.0 663 100.0 256 100.0 1204 100.0
Fully immunized child by 12 mos.
No 54 17.1 349 43.2 89 29.2 492 34.5
Yes 261 82.9 458 56.8 216 70.8 935 65.5
Total 315 100.0 807 100.0 305 100.0 1427 100.0
18 mos. well-child visit attendance
No 48 13.0 125 14.9 32 10.2 205 13.5
Yes 322 87.0 712 85.1 283 89.8 1317 86.5
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver aware of need for 18 mos. visit before 2nd birthday
No 163 44.1 452 54.0 151 47.9 766 50.3
Yes 207 55.9 385 46.0 164 52.1 756 49.7
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver knows MR dose should be given during 2YL
No 153 41.4 284 33.9 107 34.0 544 35.7
Yes 217 58.6 553 66.1 208 66.0 978 64.3
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver received phone reminder for 18 mos. visit
No access to phone 15 4.1 233 27.8 45 14.3 293 19.3
Access to phone but no reminder received 313 84.6 523 62.5 223 70.8 1059 69.6
Phone reminder received 42 11.4 81 9.7 47 14.9 170 11.2
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes healthcare provider provides enough information on 2YL vaccination
No 42 11.4 114 13.6 24 7.6 180 11.8
Yes 328 88.6 723 86.4 291 92.4 1342 88.2
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes 2YL vaccination is important for child
No 11 3.0 31 3.7 6 1.9 48 3.2
Yes 359 97.0 806 96.3 309 98.1 1474 96.8
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes 2YL vaccination is supported by spouse
No 22 5.9 29 3.5 21 6.7 72 4.7
Yes 348 94.1 808 96.5 294 93.3 1450 95.3
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes 2YL vaccination supported by other family members
No 34 9.2 53 6.3 17 5.4 104 6.8
Yes 336 90.8 784 93.7 298 94.6 1418 93.2
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes 2YL vaccination supported by friends
No 66 17.8 71 8.5 29 9.2 166 10.9
Yes 304 82.2 766 91.5 286 90.8 1356 89.1
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes 2YL vaccination supported by community
No 71 19.2 95 11.4 18 5.7 184 12.1
Yes 299 80.8 742 88.6 297 94.3 1338 87.9
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Most people caregiver knows bring child in for 2YL vaccination
No 42 11.4 118 14.1 21 6.7 181 11.9
Yes 328 88.6 719 85.9 294 93.3 1341 88.1
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver believes it is important for child to get missing doses
No 24 6.5 47 5.6 12 3.8 83 5.5
Yes 346 93.5 790 94.4 303 96.2 1439 94.5
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Caregiver informed of 18 mos. visit by healthcare provider
No 178 48.1 469 56.0 165 52.4 812 53.4
Yes 192 51.9 368 44.0 150 47.6 710 46.6
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Vaccination source for coverage estimates
Vaccination card 316 85.4 815 97.4 306 97.1 1437 94.4
Facility register 21 5.7 10 1.2 7 2.2 38 2.5
Caregiver recall 33 8.9 12 1.4 2 0.6 47 3.1
Total 370 100.0 837 100.0 315 100.0 1522 100.0
Same day receipt of MCV2 and MACV ***
No 34 15.1 70 13.4 23 9.6 127 12.9
Yes 191 84.9 452 86.6 216 90.4 859 87.1
Total 225 100.0 522 100.0 239 100.0 986 100.0

2YL, second year of life; MR, measles–rubella vaccine. * Results are unweighted. ** Information on school/daycare attendance refers to the pre-pandemic period. *** Among those having received both vaccines and with vaccination status for both verified using home-based immunization cards or facility records.