Table 5.
Association of demographic variable with the attitudes of participants towards Polio immunization
| Variables | Attitudes (%) | OR (95 % CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–30 | 83 | 17 | Ref | |
| 31–40 | 82.3 | 17.7 | 2.34 (1.1–4.8) | 0.021 |
| 41–50 | 91.3 | 8.7 | 0.33 (0.14–0.78) | 0.012 |
| 51–60 | 88.3 | 11.7 | 0.87 (0.38–1.98) | 0.752 |
| >60 | 80.4 | 19.6 | 1.50 (0.57–3.93) | 0.405 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 85.5 | 14.5 | Ref | |
| Male | 84.3 | 15.7 | 0.61 (0.34–1.08) | 0.094 |
| Qualification | ||||
| Nil | 94 | 6 | Ref | |
| Primary | 76.8 | 23.2 | 3.03 (1.14–8.0) | 0.025 |
| Secondary | 91.3 | 8.7 | 2.01 (0.76–5.31) | 0.157 |
| Religious | 79.1 | 20.9 | 5.89 (2.17–15.9) | <0.001 |
| Tertiary | 77.2 | 22.8 | 9.14 (3.39–24.6) | <0.001 |
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 83.7 | 16.3 | Ref | |
| Paid-employed | 94.2 | 5.8 | 0.10 (0.04–0.23) | <0.001 |
| Self-employed | 77.2 | 22.8 | 1.29 (0.72–2.31) | 0.390 |
| Income (Pakistani rupees) | ||||
| <10000 | 88.4 | 11.6 | Ref | |
| 10000–40000 | 80.6 | 19.4 | 3.55 (1.34–9.41) | 0.002 |
| >40000 | 85.9 | 14.1 | 2.67 (1.44–4.94) | 0.011 |
| Residential Status | ||||
| Rural | 77.2 | 22.8 | Ref | |
| Urban | 90.6 | 9.4 | 3.29 (1.87–5.79) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 73.7 | 26.3 | Ref | |
| Married | 86.3 | 13.7 | 0.71 (0.29–1.69) | 0.441 |
| Participants having children less than 5 years of age | ||||
| No | 89 | 11 | Ref | |
| Yes | 79.9 | 20.1 | 2.49 (1.28–4.87) | 0.015 |
| Past experience with polio patients | ||||
| No | 82.4 | 17.6 | Ref | |
| Yes | 87.7 | 12.3 | 0.53 (0.27–1.01) | 0.057 |
| Residence | ||||
| Peshawar | 86.2 | 13.8 | Ref | |
| Quetta | 83.1 | 16.9 | 1.38 (0.65–2.91) | 0.396 |
Note: Overall predictive accuracy of the model is 87.4 %
Omnibus tests of model coefficients: Chi-square value = 152.11, p<0.001
-2 Log Likelihood= 503.375, Nagelkerke R square= 0.313