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

Table 2.

Results of the Bayesian hierarchical model for the factors associated with child vaccination coverage

Variable OR (95% CI) P value
Maternal education
 No education (Ref) Ref Ref
 Primary 1.54 (1.22 to 1.96) <0.001
 Secondary 1.87 (1.38 to 2.54) <0.001
 Higher 3.78 (1.38 to 12.2) 0.015
Maternal age
 15–19 (Ref) Ref Ref
 20–34 1.04 (0.72 to 1.48) 0.849
 35–49 1.28 (0.86 to 1.90) 0.222
Place of delivery
 Home (Ref) Ref Ref
 Health facility 1.16 (0.91 to 1.47) 0.241
Number of ANC visits
 None (Ref) Ref Ref
 1–3 visits 1.00 (0.75 to 1.33) 0.997
 4+ visits 1.24 (0.97 to 1.59) 0.088
Wealth index
 Poorest (Ref) Ref Ref
 Poorer 1.33 (1.01 to 1.75) 0.041
 Middle 1.39 (1.04 to 1.85) 0.027
 Richer 1.33 (0.97 to 1.82) 0.076
 Richest 1.03 (0.73 to 1.45) 0.885
Mass media exposure
 No (Ref) Ref Ref
 Yes 1.10 (0.90 to 1.36) 0.347
Zone of residence
 Western (Ref) Ref Ref
 Northern 0.97 (0.63 to 1.48) 0.879
 Central 1.12 (0.74 to 1.70) 0.596
 Southern highlands 1.15 (0.74 to 1.79) 0.532
 Southern 0.53 (0.31 to 0.91) 0.02
 South west highlands 0.66 (0.45 to 0.96) 0.032
 Lake 0.83 (0.59 to 1.17) 0.287
 Eastern 0.67 (0.44 to 1.02) 0.06
 Zanzibar 1.49 (1.00 to 2.22) 0.053

ANC, antenatal care.