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. 2024 Jan 10;24:143. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17534-2

Table 5.

Logistic regression models (univariate and multivariable), output: Incomplete vaccination status (WHO-definition)

Variable 1 Univariate models Multivariable model 2
Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value
Child’s age in months (n = 720) 0.96 (0.92-1.00) 0.047 0.96 (0.92-1.00) 0.064
Child’s sex Female (n = 363) 1 0.997 1 0.588
Male (n = 357) 1.00 (0.74–1.36) 1.10 (0.77–1.59)
Caretaker’s age in years (n = 718) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.112 1.00 (0.98–1.01) 0.417
Caretaker’s sex Female (n = 624) 1 0.963 1 0.039
Male (n = 93) 1.01 (0.61–1.70) 1.93 (1.03–3.59)
Caretaker’s highest level of education Never attended school (n = 395) 1 0.575 1 0.928
Primary (n = 78) 0.84 (0.46–1.52) 0.89 (0.47–1.68)
Secondary or higher (n = 245) 0.83 (0.58–1.19) 0.93 (0.51–1.67)
Is the caretaker able to read and write? Illiterate (n = 519) 1 0.333 1 0.292
Partially literate (n = 105) 0.78 (0.47–1.28) 0.81 (0.40–1.61)
Fully literate (n = 96) 0.69 (0.41–1.17) 0.54 (0.25–1.19)
Caretaker’s main type of income No salary (n = 79) 1 0.097 1 0.131
Paid employment (n = 27) 0.28 (0.09–0.89) 0.32 (0.10–0.98)
Self-employment (n = 614) 0.86 (0.52–1.40) 0.79 (0.45–1.41)
Caretaker’s marital status Married or in union (n = 578) 1 0.108 1 0.280
Single (never married) (n = 82) 0.93 (0.52–1.65) 0.82 (0.42–1.58)
Separated or divorced (n = 24) 0.47 (0.16–1.37) 0.58 (0.17–1.96)
Widowed (n = 31) 0.34 (0.12–0.96) 0.32 (0.10–1.06)
Caretaker’s religion Christian (n = 210) 1 < 0.001 1 0.015
Muslim (n = 508) 2.77 (1.83–4.19) 1.94 (1.25–3.02)
None (n = 2) 4.12 (0.25–68.09) 1.91 (0.21–17.05)
Household head’s sex Female (n = 392) 1 0.755 1 0.9193
Male (n = 327) 1.05 (0.75–1.48) 0.98 (0.67–1.45)
District Bombali (n = 288) 1 < 0.001 1 < 0.001
Tonkolili (n = 168) 1.61 (0.87–2.99) 1.27 (0.63–2.56)
Port Loko (n = 264) 4.04 (2.43–6.70) 3.47 (2.00-6.06)
Locality Rural (n = 540) 1 0.086 1 0.677
Urban (n = 180) 1.54 (0.94–2.53) 1.12 (0.65–1.91)

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio

1 The first listed category of each variable was taken as reference value

2 Following multiple logistic regression, variables significantly associated with incomplete immunisation status are presented in bold