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. 2009 Nov 17;9:416. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-416

Table 1.

Complete vaccination of children aged 12-23 months and variables retained in 1998 (n = 898) and 2003 (n = 1461) (univariate analyses)

Variables Children aged 12-23 months with complete vaccinations

1998 2003

Proportion (%)* Adjusted OR** (CI 95%) Proportion (%)* Adjusted OR**
(CI 95%)
Mother able to decide to use a medical treatment when child is illa
No, or it depends (n03 = 402) - - 27.1 1
Yes (n03 = 1059) - - 39.8 1.27 (0.97 - 1.67)
Mother's education
No schooling (n98 = 850) 20.2 1 - -
Primary or secondary school (n98 = 48) 37.5 1.52 (0.74-3.11) - -
Education of the mother's partner
No schooling (n98 = 829; n03 = 1321) 19.8 1 34.8 1
Primary or secondary school and more (n98 = 46; n03 = 107) 39.1 1.41 (0.69-2.88) 51.4 1.27 (0.83 - 1.93)
No information supplied (n98 = 23; n03 = 34) 34.8 50.0
Utilization of sources of information (radio, television, newspaper)
No source (n98 = 756) 19.4 1 - -
At least one of the sources (n98 = 142) 30.3 1.26 (0.78-2.04) - -
Mother's occupation
Does not work (n98 = 162) 20.4 1 - -
Agriculture (n98 = 403) 17.1 0.81 (0.48-1.37) - -
Other employment (n98 = 332) 26.5 1.28 (0.77-2.14) - -
Occupation of the mother's partner
Other (n98 = 107) 30.8 1.12 (0.65-1.91) - -
Agriculture (n98791) 19.8 1 - -
Mother's religion
Other (n03 = 182) - - 26.4 1
Muslim (n03 = 942) - - 35.1 1.14 (0.80 - 1.63)
Christian (n03 = 338) - - 45.0 1.34 (0.90 - 1.99)
Number of mother's co-wives
No co-wives (n03 = 753) - - 39.0
One co-wife (n03 = 442) - - 35.7
Two co-wives (n03 = 266) - - 29.7
Number of other children aged 5 and under
Foor children or more (n03 = 363) - - 28.4 1
Three children (n03 = 252) - - 35.3 1.33 (0.92 - 1.92)
Two children (n03 = 526) - - 38.2 1.39 (1.01 - 1.91)
One child at most (n03 = 320) - - 43.1 1.75 (1.23 - 2.49)
Standard of living
Poor (n98 = 298; n03 = 368) 14.8 1 30.2 1
Well-off (n98 = 599; n03 = 1092) 24.4 1.69 (1.11-2.57) 38.4 1.27 (0.96 - 1.69)
Continuity from prenatal care to assisted delivery
Neither PNC or assisted delivery (n98 = 341; n03 = 365) 8.5 1 14.4 1
PNC or assisted delivery (n98 = 306; n03 = 659) 22.2 2.91 (1.76-4.81) 38.8 3.23 (2.26 - 4.62)
PNC and assisted delivery (n98 = 252; n03 = 437) 37.3 5.11 (3.06-8.52) 50.8 5.65 (3.86 - 8.26)

* All proportions are significant to 5%.

** Logistic regression with level 1 significant variables.

N98 = number of persons in 1998; n03 = number of persons in 2003.

aNot available in the 1998 database.