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. 2026 Apr 10;4(2):e004130. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004130

Table 1.

Distribution of child vaccination coverage by key factors

Variables Vaccination status
Fully vaccinated Not fully vaccinated
n (%) n (%)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Sex of the child
 Male 607 (54.7) 503 (45.3)
 Female 563 (54.5) 470 (45.5)
Place of residence
 Urban 332 (56.4) 257 (43.6)
 Rural 838 (53.9) 716 (46.1)
Child birth order
 1st 275 (57.3) 205 (42.7)
 2nd 230 (51.5) 217 (48.5)
 3rd 204 (55.3) 165 (44.7)
 4th and above 461 (54.4) 386 (45.6)
Maternal education
 No education 191 (41.8) 266 (58.2)
 Primary 592 (54.9) 487 (45.1)
 Secondary 372 (63.5) 215 (36.6)
 Higher 15 (75.0) 5 (25.0)
Maternal age
 15–19 years 69 (50.0) 69 (50.0)
 20–34 years 827 (54.4) 692 (45.6)
 35–49 years 274 (56.4) 212 (43.6)
Household head sex
 Male 930 (54.6) 772 (45.4)
 Female 240 (54.4) 201 (45.6)
Zone of residence
 Western 103 (51.5) 97 (48.5)
 Northern 99 (55.9) 78 (44.1)
 Central 107 (58.2) 77 (41.8)
 Southern highlands 104 (63.0) 61 (37.0)
 Southern 35 (42.2) 48 (57.8)
 South west highlands 123 (45.6) 147 (54.4)
 Lake 274 (51.0) 263 (49)
 Eastern 101 (49.0) 105 (51.0)
 Zanzibar 224 (69.8) 97 (30.2)
Economic characteristics
Wealth Index
 Poorest 205 (43.2) 270 (56.8)
 Poorer 236 (54.4) 198 (45.6)
 Middle 242 (58.3) 173 (41.7)
 Richer 252 (60.4) 165 (39.6)
 Richest 235 (58.5) 167 (41.5)
Exposure to mass media
 Yes 787 (57.6) 579 (42.4)
 No 383 (49.3) 394 (50.7)
Mothers working status
 Yes 723 (55.4) 583 (44.6)
 No 447 (53.4) 390 (46.6)
Health-related characteristics
Place of delivery
 Home 191 (47.3) 213 (52.7)
 Health facility 979 (56.3) 760 (43.7)
Postnatal care visits
 1 998 (54.4) 838 (45.6)
 2 162 (56.4) 125 (43.6)
 3 10 (50.0) 10 (50.0)
Number of antenatal care visits
 None 169 (49.3) 174 (50.7)
 1–3 visits 233 (49.7) 236 (50.3)
 4 and above visits 768 (57.7) 563 (42.3)