Table 4.
Logistic regression results for routine immunization (RI) status—cross-country comparison
| Variable | Ethiopia | India | Angola | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp (β) Odds ratio | 95% CI | Exp (β) Odds ratio | 95% CI | Exp (β) Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
| Community worker's visit | ||||||
| Did not remember (reference) | ||||||
| Remember the visit | 2.22* | 1.21-4.08 | 2.21* | 1.26-3.88 | 1.26 | 0.82-1.94 |
| Region | ||||||
| Pastoralist (reference) | ||||||
| Semi-pastoralist | 1.04 | 0.44-2.49 | − | − | − | − |
| Agrarian | 1.81 | 0.75-4.39 | 0.75 | 0.47-1.22 | 2.05* | 1.20-3.51 |
| Literacy | ||||||
| Non-literate (reference) | ||||||
| Literate | 0.94 | 0.52-1.71 | 2.01* | 1.15-3.50 | 1.83* | 1.14-2.94 |
| Language | ||||||
| Other dialects (reference) | ||||||
| Main dialect | 2.73* | 1.33-5.60 | − | 0.66 | 0.39-1.11 | |
| Length of stay in residence | ||||||
| 0 to <1 year (reference) | ||||||
| 1 (1-10) years | 0.10* | 0.01-0.82 | − | − | − | − |
| 2 (11 or less) years | 0.18 | 0.02-1.401 | 1.27 | 0.76-2.15 | 1.43 | 0.93-2.22 |
| Mother works outside home | ||||||
| No (reference) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.89** | 1.00-3.57 | − | 0.55* | 0.35-0.86 | |
| Walking distance to health post | ||||||
| <30 minutes (reference) | ||||||
| 30 minutes or more | 0.92 | 0.44-1.94 | 0.72 | 0.24-2.17 | 0.88 | 0.58-1.34 |
| Goodness-of-fit Hosmer and Lem show test p value for χ2 | 0.918* | − | 0.750* | − | 0.312* | − |
| Cox and Snell R2 | 10.4% | − | 7.6% | − | 8.8% | − |
| Nagelkreke R2 | 18.0% | − | 11.0% | − | 12.0% | − |
*Significant at p<0.05;
**Not significant at p<0.10