Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with missed vaccination among children attending vaccination services in Machakos, Njoro and Langata districts in Kenya, 2014
| Variable | Dropout | No dropout | OR(CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | ||
| Mother Age | |||
| <25 years | 74 (12) | 528 (88) | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
| >25 years | 62 (12) | 451 (88) | |
| Education | |||
| Primary and below | 82 (15) | 476 (85) | 1.9 (1.1–3.29) |
| Secondary and above | 17 (8) | 188 (92) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Not Married | 21 (13) | 138 (87) | 1.1 (0.67–1.82) |
| Married | 113 (12) | 822 (88) | |
| Place of Delivery | |||
| Home | 25 (14) | 153 (86) | 1.2 (0.75–1.89) |
| Hospital | 111 (12) | 824 (88) | |
| Employment | |||
| Unemployed | 29 (11) | 231 (89) | 0.9 (0.57–1.36) |
| Employed | 107 (13) | 749 (87) | |
| Age of child at penta 1 | |||
| >56 days | 20 (22) | 70 (78) | 2.2 (1.3–3.8) |
| <56 days | 116 (11) | 910 (89) | |
| Distance from facility | |||
| >5 km | 64 (15) | 354 (85) | 1.6 (1.095–2.26) |
| <5 km | 72 (10) | 626 (90) | |
| Birth order | |||
| First born | 52 (12) | 377 (88) | 0.9 (0.69–1.43) |
| Not a first born | 84 (12) | 603 (88) | |
| Waiting time | |||
| >30Mins | 65 (15) | 378 (85) | 1.4 (1.03–2.12) |
| <30Min | 70 (10) | 601 (90) | |
| Transport paid | |||
| Yes | 63 (12) | 464 (88) | 0.96 (0.67–1.38) |
| No | 73 (12) | 516 (88) | |
| Interventions | |||
| SMS reminder | 13 (3.5) | 359 (96.5) | 0.2 (0.04–0.8) |
| No reminder(control) | 63 (17) | 309 (83) | |
| Control | 63 (17) | 309 (83) | 0.94 (0.53–1.67) |
| Sticker reminder | 60(16) | 312(84) |