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. 2014 Sep 11;9(9):e106528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106528

Table 4. Four-level univariate logistic regression modeling of household and contextual factors associated with non-vaccination among children aged 12–23 months, India, 2007–2008.

Characteristics Completely Unvaccinated (CUV) No Routine Immunisation (No-RI)
Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-value Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-value
Husband’s Educational attainment, y <0.0001 <0.0001
0 6.58 (5.29–8.20) 6.87 (5.84–8.07)
1–5 4.46 (3.55–5.60) 4.67 (3.95–5.51)
6–8 years 3.60 (2.86–4.53) 3.43 (2.90–4.05)
9–12 years 2.01 (1.60–2.53) 2.10 (1.79–2.47)
≥13 years (reference) 1 1
Caste group General (reference) 1 <0.0001 1 <0.0001
Other backward caste (OBC) 1.19 (1.06–1.33) 1.41 (1.30–1.54)
Scheduled caste 1.43 (1.26–1.63) 1.60 (1.46–1.76)
Scheduled tribe 3.29 (2.94–3.69) 2.45 (2.17–2.77)
Religion Hindu (reference) 1 <0.0001 1 <0.0001
Muslims 1.49 (1.36–1.64) 1.96 (1.80–2.13)
Others/no religion 1.87 (1.68–2.07) 1.23 (1.03–1.46)
Household’s Wealth index <0.0001 <0.0001
Poorest 8.29 (6.88–9.99) 7.82 (6.78–9.03)
Poorer 6.21 (5.14–7.50) 5.40 (4.69–5.22)
Middle 4.48 (3.69–5.44) 3.69 (3.19–4.23)
Richer 2.48 (2.02–3.04) 2.37 (2.05–2.74)
Richest (reference) 1 1
Contextual-level characteristics
Rural versus urban residence 1.82 (1.63–2.04) <0.0001 1.69 (1.51–1.87) <0.0001
EAG-Assam states versus other states 1.08 (0.46–2.07) 0.117 1.95 (0.87–4.34) 0.132
Community Illiterate women 1.12 (0.89–1.40) 0.886 0.91 (0.80–1.02) 0.511
Community poverty 0.89 (0.58–1.31) 0.220 1.05 (0.90–1.22) 0.107

EAG: Empowered- Action Group; 95% CI: 95% Confidence interval.