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. 2013 Dec;31(4):510–522. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v31i4.20050

Table 6.

Odds of child being fully immunized by month-specific Polio and non-Polio cases

Variable Month-specific Polio coverage Month-specific non-Polio coverage Month-specific full coverage
Child characteristics
Gender of the child: Male (ref.)
   Female 0.81 (0.6-1.1) 1.15 (0.8-1.6) 1.08 (0.8-1.5)
Birth order of the child 1.19 (0.9-1.7) 1.04 (0.7-1.5) 1.02 (0.7-1.5)
Place of delivery: Home (ref.)
   Institution 1.21 (0.9-1.7) 1.63 (1.1-2.4) 1.6 (1.1-2.4)
Mother's characteristics
Mother's employment: Unemployed (ref.)
   Employed 0.85 (0.6-1.2) 0.73 (0.5-1.1) 0.66 (0.4-1.0)
Mother's education: Non-literate (ref.)
   Up to primary (Class IV) 1.09 (0.7-1.7) 1.01 (0.6-1.8) 0.95 (0.5-1.7)
   Up to middle school (Class VIII) 1.45 (0.9-2.3) 1.53 (0.9-2.6) 1.55 (0.9-2.6)
   Class IX and above 1 (0.6-1.8) 1.19 (0.6-2.3) 1.20 (0.6-2.3)
Religion: Hindu (ref.)
   Muslim 0.39 (0.2-0.7) 0.52 (0.3-1.0) 0.52 (0.3-1.1)
Household characteristics
Quintile: Poorest (ref.)
   Poorer 1.04 (0.6-1.7) 0.92 (0.5-1.6) 0.96 (0.5-1.7)
   Middle 1.05 (0.6-1.8) 0.77 (0.4-1.4) 0.78 (0.4-1.5)
   Richer 1.67 (1.0-2.8) 1.2 (0.7-2.2) 1.25 (0.7-2.3)
   Richest 1.88 (1.0-3.6) 1.66 (0.8-3.4) 1.72 (0.8-3.5)
Village characteristics
Village electrified: No (ref.)
   Yes 0.88 (0.6-1.3) 0.88 (0.6-1.3) 0.84 (0.5-1.3)
Subcentre characteristics
Male health worker: No (ref.)
   Yes 1.74 (1.3-2.4) 1.65 (1.1-2.4) 1.51 (1.0-2.2)
Equipment index: Poor (ref.)
   Better 2.78 (1.8-4.4) 3.39 (1.9-6.0) 3.2 (1.8-5.7)
Essential drug index: Poor (ref.)
   Better 0.73 (0.5-1.0) 0.58 (0.4-0.9) 0.61 (0.4-0.9)
Supervisor visited at least once in last 1 month: No (ref.)
   Yes 0.94 (0.7-1.3) 0.76 (0.5-1.1) 0.85 (0.6-1.3)
District* Religion Interactive Dummy
   HSDI-Hindu 1.15 (0.8-1.7) 1.14 (0.7-1.7) 1.25 (0.8-1.9)
   HSDI-Muslim 0.74 (0.3-1.6) 0.43 (0.2-1.1) 0.47 (0.2-1.3)
LR chi2 107.3 107.9 106.5
Prob >chi2 0 0 0
Pseudo R2 0.1 0.12 0.12

Figures in parentheses are 95% CI; Source: Analyzed from DLHS-3, 2007-2008