Table 3.

Factors associated with knowledge regarding immunization

Parameter	Average or above average score n, % or mean (SD)	Below average score n, % or mean (SD)	OR (95% CI)/P
Age	29.2 (5.0)	30.4 (5.9)	0.16
Sex
Female	69 (57.5%)	51 (42.5%)	3.4 (1.2–9.3)
Male	6 (28.6%)	15 (71.4%)
Ethnicity
Sinhala	55 (52.9%)	49 (47.1%)	OR not calculated P for Fisher’s Exact test—0.314
Moor	18 (60.0%)	12 (40.0%)
Tamil	2 (28.6%)	5 (71.4%)
Level of education
O/L or below	27 (40.3%)	40 (59.7%)	2.7 (1.4–5.4)
A/L or above	48 (64.0%)	26 (39.4%)
Employment status of parent
Employed	20 (48.8%)	21 (51.2%)	1.3 (0.6–2.7)
Unemployed	55 (55.0%)	45 (45.0%)
No of children
One	29 (50%)	29 (50%)	0.8 (0.4–1.6)
More than one	46 (55.4%)	37 (56.1%)
Monthly income (Rs)a
< 25,000	13 (43.3%)	17 (56.7%)	OR not calculated P for Fisher’s exact test—0.25
25,000–50,000	37 (52.1%)	34 (47.9%)
> 50,000	23 (63.9%)	13 (36.1%)

^aDenominator 137