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. 2016 Aug 30;16(1):905. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3531-x

Table 3.

Determinants of immunisation status of children 12-23 months in rural Atakumosa-west district, Osun State, Nigeria-September 2013

Variables Fully immunised n = 275 Not fully immunised d n = 200 cOR [95 % CI] p-value aOR [95 % CI] p-value
Age of mother (years)
  < 35 238 (60.2) 157 (39.8) 1 1
  ≥ 35 37 (46.3) 43 (53.7) 1.8 [1.1 – 2.9] 0.02 1.1 [0.9 – 1.3] 0.15
Education
 No 64 (53.3) 56 (46.7) 1
 Formal/primary 211 (59.4) 144 (40.6) 0.8 [0.5 – 1.2] 0.24
 Secondary/higher
Child sex
 Female 134 (55.8) 106 (44.2) 1
 Male 141 (60.0) 94 (40.0) 0.7 [0.6 – 1.2] 0.35
Child birth order
  ≥ 3 106 (55.2) 86 (44.8) 1
  < 3 169 (59.7) 114 (40.3) 0.8 [0.5 – 1.1] 0.32
Place of birth
 Health facility 235 (59.1) 163 (40.9) 1
 Home/TBA 40 (51.9) 37 (48.1) 1.3 [0.8 – 2.2] 0.25
Antenatal care
 No 7 (33.3) 14 (66.7) 1 1
 Yes 268 (59.1) 186 (40.9) 2.8 [1.1 – 8.1] 0.02 3.3 [1.2 – 8.3] 0.03
Health facility within 5 km to residence
 Yes 248 (59.1) 172 (40.9) 1 1
 No 27 (49.1) 28 (50.9) 0.7 [0.4 – 1.2] 0.16 1.6 [0.9 – 2.8] 0.11
Maternal tetanus toxoid
 None 5 (27.8) 136 (72.2) 1 1
 At least a dose 270 (59.1) 187 (40.9) 3.8 [1.3 – 1.7] 0.001 3.2 [1.1 – 10.0] 0.04
Maternal knowledge on RI
 Poor 40 (40.4) 59 (59.6) 1 1
 Good 235 (62.5) 141 (37.5) 2.4 [1.5 – 3.8] <0.001 2.4 [1.6 – 3.8] 0.00
Access to immunisation information in last 12 months
 No 71 (68.3) 33(31.7) 1 1
 Yes 204 (54.9) 167(45.1) 1.8 [1.1 – 2.9] 0.01 2.5 [1.1 – 2.5] 0.02

TBA: Traditional birth attendant

Text in bold denotes statistically significant results