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. 2014 May 5;13:172. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-172

Table 6.

Regression of factors related to caregivers accepting vaccination of their own child

 
Relative risk ratio (RRR) of accepting own child to be vaccinated with possible malaria vaccine/Not accepting
RRR of not knowing (DK) whether to accept or not/Not accepting
Factor RRR (95% CI) RRR (95% CI)
Region
 
 
 
 
NairobiR
1.0
 
1.0
 
Central
4.0**
(1.7, 11.7)
3.7**
(1.5, 9.3)
Coast
13.1***
(3.5, 48.9)
11.6***
(3.2, 42.5)
Eastern
8.7***
(3.0, 25.3)
5.7***
(2.2, 14.7)
North Eastern
0.3*
(0.1, 0.8)
0.4
(0.1, 1.1)
Nyanza
12.0***
(3.3, 43.3)
9.0***
(2.9, 28.3)
Rift Valley
3.2**
(1.4, 7.7)
2.4*
(1.1, 5.2)
Western
3.7**
(1.6, 8.3)
2.7*
(1.3, 5.6)
Age (years)
 
 
 
 
<1
1.0
 
 
 
1 - 2
1.3
(0.7, 2.4)
1.1
(0.6, 1.9)
2 - 3
1.4
(0.7, 2.9)
1.2
(0.6, 2.4)
3 - 4
1.1
(0.5, 2.4)
1.0
(0.5, 2.1)
4 - 5
1.2
(0.4, 3.1)
0.8
(0.3, 1.9)
>5
0.5
(0.0, 5.2)
0.5
(0.0, 4.7)
Paid fees
 
 
 
 
YesR
1.0
 
1.0
 
No
1.3
(0.8, 2.2)
1.3
(0.8, 2.0)
Nearest H/F
 
 
 
 
YesR
1.0
 
1.0
 
No
1.1
(0.6, 2.0)
0.8
(0.5, 1.4)
Opinion on services
 
 
 
 
SatisfiedR
1.0
 
1.0
 
Somewhat satisfied
0.5**
(0.3, 0.8)
0.5**
(0.3, 0.9)
Not satisfied
0.6
(0.2, 1.9)
0.5
(0.2, 1.2)
Relationship to child
 
 
 
 
MotherR
1.0
 
1.0
 
Father
2.0
(0.7, 5.8)
1.4
(0.5, 3.6)
Other
3.3
(0.8, 13.2)
2.6
(0.5, 12.9)
Age of caregiver
 
 
 
 
<20R
1.0
 
1.0
 
20-34
0.8
(0.3, 2.0)
1.1
(0.5, 2.7)
35-49
0.3*
(0.1, 0.9)
0.5
(0.2, 1.4)
50+
0.1*
(0.0, 0.7)
0.4
(0.1, 3.0)
Ever attended school
 
 
 
 
YesR
1.0
 
1.0
 
No 0.4* (0.2, 0.9) 0.6 (0.3, 1.4)

Note: ***: p < 0.001; **: p < 0.01; *: p < 0.05.

Omitted categories (R in superscript) are as follows: Region: Nairobi; Age of child: 0-11 months; Paid fees: Yes; Nearest health facility: Yes; Opinion on services: Satisfied; Relationship to child: Mother; Age of caregiver: <20; Attended school: Yes.