Table 5.
Association of maternal knowledge and practices of immunization with immunization status of children
| Immunization knowledge and Practices | Incomplete Immunisation | Test statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | Total | ||
| Mother mentioned at least one vaccine preventable disease | ||||
| Yes | 236 (84.9) | 42 (15.1) | 278 | χ2 = 0.2736, df = 1, P = 0.601 |
| No | 36 (81.8) | 8 (18.2) | 44 | |
| Mother mentioned at least one symptom of vaccine preventable illnesses | ||||
| Yes | 237 (85.3) | 41 (14.7) | 278 | χ2 = 0.943, df = 1, P = 0.331 |
| No | 35 (79.6) | 9 (20.4) | 44 | |
| Mother knew age at which measles/rubella immunisation is given | ||||
| Yes | 95 (88.8) | 12 (11.2) | 107 | χ2 = 2.2726, df = 1, P = 0.132 |
| No | 117 (82.3) | 38 (17.7) | 215 | |
| Mother knew number of doses of oral polio vaccine given to children | ||||
| Yes | 23 (71.9) | 9 (28.1) | 32 | χ2 = 4.2985, df = 1, P = 0.038 |
| No | 249 (85.9) | 41 (14.1) | 290 | |
| Mother knew age at which a child is supposed to be fully immunized | ||||
| Yes | 204 (86.6) | 31 (13.2) | 235 | χ2 = 3.619, df = 1, P = 0.057 |
| No | 68 (78.2) | 19 (21.8 | 87 | |
| Knowledge of immunization score | ||||
| Low (0–3) | 88 (81.5) | 20 (18.5) | 108 | χ2 = 1.1080, df = 1, P = 0.293 |
| High (4–6) | 184 (86.0) | 30 (14.0) | 214 | |
| Mother have fears that vaccines can harm children | ||||
| Yes | 47 (83.9) | 9 (16.1) | 56 | χ2 = 0.0153, df = 1, P = 0.902 |
| No | 225 (84.6) | 41 (15.4) | 266 | |
| Child has ever developed fever after immunisation | ||||
| Yes | 173 (86.9) | 26 (13.1) | 199 | χ2 = 2.4086, df = 1, P = 0.121 |
| No | 99 (80.5) | 24 (19.5) | 123 | |
| Child has ever developed abscess after immunization | ||||
| Yes | 45 (81.8) | 10 (18.2) | 55 | χ2 = 0.3562, df = 1, P = 0.551 |
| No | 227 (85.0) | 40 (15.0) | 267 | |
| Health worker used unpleasant words on mothers during immunization | ||||
| Always/sometimes | 83 (82.2) | 18 (17.8) | 101 | χ2 = 0.5903, df = 1, P = 0.442 |
| Rarely/never | 189 (85.5) | 32 (14.5) | 221 | |
| Health worker explained the significance of childhood immunisations to mothers | ||||
| Always/sometimes | 197 (86.4) | 31 (13.6) | 228 | χ2 = 2.221, df = 1, P = 0.136 |
| Rarely/never | 75 (79.8) | 19 (20.2) | 94 | |
| Health worker clearly communicated the next date for immunisation to mothers | ||||
| Always/sometimes | 222 (85.7) | 37 (14.3) | 259 | χ2 = 1.557, df = 1, P = 0.212 |
| Rarely/never | 50 (79.4) | 13 (20.6) | 63 | |
Df Degrees of freedom