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. 2018 Jun 25;3(3):72. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed3030072

Table 4.

Factors influencing failure of timely vaccination and incomplete vaccination among children aged 12–23 months in Bangladesh. AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.

Variables Failure of Timely Vaccination Incomplete Vaccination
BCG Pentavalent Vaccine/OPV Measles
AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Sex of children
Male (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Female 0.92 (0.69, 1.23) 1.08 (0.84, 1.39) 1.14 (0.88, 1.47) 0.90 (0.66, 1.23)
Birth year
2012 1.06 (0.74, 1.50) 1.04 (0.75, 1.43) 1.1 (0.80, 1.53) 1.15 (0.78, 1.69)
2013 (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Birth season
Summer 1.53 ** (1.04, 2.26) 0.94 (0.67, 1.31) 1.49 ** (1.05, 2.10) 1.70 ** (1.09, 2.67)
Rainy 1.27 (0.90, 1.79) 1.06 (0.78, 1.45) 1.13 (0.82, 1.55) 2.14 *** (1.45, 3.17)
Winter (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Birth order
1 1.04 (0.71, 1.53) 1.16 (0.83, 1.62) 1.44 (0.97, 2.03) 1.1 (0.72, 1.67)
2–3 (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
4–5 0.99 (0.53, 1.87) 1.68 (0.97, 2.91) 1.20 (0.68, 2.13) 2.10 ** (1.09, 4.02)
>5 1.87 (0.70, 5.04) 2.10 (0.90, 4.88) 3.11 ** (1.29, 7.54) 1.80 (0.71, 4.58)
Place of birth
Home 1.39 (0.93, 2.07) 2.13 ** (1.50, 3.03) 0.91 (0.64, 1.30) 1.25 (0.78, 2.01)
Institution (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Birth size
Normal (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Small/poor 1.30 (0.89, 1.91) 1.06 (0.77, 1.47) 0.83 (0.59, 1.16) 1.21 (0.84, 1.75)
Checkup of the infant from a professional
Yes 1.40 (0.94, 2.09) 1.77 *** (1.25, 2.51) 1.33 (0.94, 1.89) 0.93 (0.59, 1.48)
No (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Number of living children
1–2 0.67 (0.41, 1.08) 1.48 ** (1.02, 2.18) 0.92 (0.60, 1.39) 1.48 (0.88, 2.51)
>2 (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mother’s age (in years)
Less than 20 1.48 (0.65, 3.41) 0.76 (0.36, 1.62) 1.15 (0.54, 2.44) 3.21 ** (1.02, 10.13)
20–34 1.34 (0.67, 2.70) 0.76 (0.40, 1.45) 1.39 (0.74, 2.62) 3.01 ** (1.05, 8.60)
35+ (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mother’s education level
No education 0.83 (0.41, 1.68) 2.34 ** (1.26, 4.35) 0.93 (0.49, 1.76) 2.25 (0.92, 5.54)
Primary 1.19 (0.65, 2.18) 2.37 *** (1.40, 4.01) 1.49 (0.87, 2.55) 2.72 ** (1.20, 6.16)
Secondary 1.16 (0.68, 1.98) 2.15 *** (1.35, 3.42) 1.20 (0.75, 1.93) 1.58 (0.72, 3.46)
Higher (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mother’s employment status
Not employed 1.38 ** (1.02, 1.93) 0.92 (0.68, 1.24) 1.46 ** (1.06, 2.00) 0.65 ** (0.46, 0.92)
Employed (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Aware of the community clinic
No 0.78 (0.57, 1.08) 1.40 ** (1.06, 1.86) 0.92 (0.69, 1.22) 1.36 (1.01, 1.96)
Yes (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Access to electronic media
Yes 1.14 (0.74, 1.73) 1.26 (0.88, 1.80) 1.41 (0.98, 2.03) 1.09 (0.69, 1.74)
No (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Source of drinking water
Improved (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Non-improved 2.73 ** (1.03, 7.21) 0.66 (0.36, 1.21) 1.13 (0.58, 2.23) 1.46 (0.90, 2.37)
Type of toilet
Improved (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Non-improved 1.42 ** (1.01, 2.03) 0.90 (0.66, 1.23) 0.77 (0.56, 1.05) 1.89 *** (1.32, 2.70)
Household size
≤5 members 1.45 ** (1.06, 1.97) 1.07 (0.81, 1.40) 1.10 (0.83, 1.46) 0.95 (0.67, 1.33)
>5 members (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Wealth index
Poorest 0.55 (0.27, 1.10) 1.33 (0.72, 2.43) 1.89 ** (1.02, 3.51) 2.20 ** (1.05, 4.61)
Poorer 0.54 (0.28, 1.04) 1.16 (0.65, 2.06) 2.17 ** (1.21, 3.89) 1.26 (0.61, 2.60)
Middle 0.92 (0.52, 1.64) 1.13 (0.70, 1.84) 1.64 ** (1.01, 2.66) 1.10 (0.57, 2.14)
Richer 1.02 (0.62, 1.67) 0.8 (0.53, 1.21) 1.47 (0.97, 2.23) 1.01 (0.54, 1.84)
Richest (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Residence
Urban (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Rural 1.18 (0.82, 1.71) 0.95 (0.69, 1.31) 1.14 (0.82, 1.59) 0.75 (0.49, 1.15)
Divisions
Barisal 1.61 (0.86, 3.01) 1.73 (0.91, 3.29) 0.65 (0.33, 1.26) 1.7 (0.75, 3.85)
Chittagong 3.01 *** (1.85, 4.91) 1.29 (0.81, 2.05) 1.24 (0.77, 2.01) 1.5 (0.77, 2.90)
Dhaka 3.78 *** (2.40, 5.95) 0.98 (0.64, 1.52) 1.84 ** (1.17, 2.91) 1.18 (0.63, 2.23)
Khulna 4.74 *** (2.44, 9.19) 1.83 ** (1.02, 3.27) 0.75 (0.41, 1.39) 1.77 (0.81, 3.88)
Rajshahi 4.96 *** (2.73, 9.02) 1.52 (0.89, 2.60) 1.37 (0.79, 2.38) 1.62 (0.78, 3.37)
Rangpur (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Sylhet 7.63 *** (3.55, 16.38) 3.15 *** (1.6, 6.18) 1.07 (0.56, 2.05) 3.76 *** (1.84, 7.67)

** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01.