Table 3.
Results from bivariate analysis of mother’s knowledge and attitude about immunization in Arbegona district, southern Ethiopia, 2014
| Variables | Category | Cases | Controls | Crude OR | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | (95 % CI) | |||
| Knew about immunization | Yes | 101 (55.5) | 263 (72.6) | 1 | |
| No | 81 (44.5) | 99 (27.3) | 2.13 (1.46, 3.09) | <0.001* | |
| Knew the schedule of vaccines | Yes | 50 (49.5) | 134 (51) | 1 | |
| No | 51 (50.5) | 129 (49) | 1.06 (0.67, 1.67) | 0.8 | |
| Knew the benefits of immunization | Yes | 88 (87.9) | 256 (97.7) | 1 | |
| No | 13 (12.1) | 6 (2.3) | 6.30 (2.32, 17.08) | <0.001* | |
| Knew about vaccine side effects | Yes | 25 (24.8) | 47 (18) | 1.49 (0.85, 2.56) | 0.16 |
| No | 76 (75.2) | 214 (82) | 1 | ||
| Attitude towards benefits of immunization | Positive | 165 (94.8) | 339 (96.6) | 1 | |
| Negative | 9 (5.2) | 12 (3.4) | 1.54 (0.63, 3.73) | 0.33 | |
| Perception about vaccine side effects | Positive | 104 (60.1) | 236 (65.9) | 1 | |
| Negative | 69 (39.8) | 122 (34.1) | 1.28 (0.86, 1.88) | 0.21 | |
| Attitude towards the last received child immunization | Positive | 90 (49.7) | 176 (49) | 1 | |
| Negative | 91 (50.3) | 183 (51) | 0.97 (0.68, 1.39) | 0.8 |
*Statistically significant at p < 0.05