Table 2.
Summary of pooled sample characteristics of the demographic and health surveys data in sub-Saharan Africa.
| Missed Opportunities for Vaccination |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |
Yes |
NO |
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| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
| 43934 | 23751 | 20183 | ||
| Child’s age (mean (sd)) | 17.10 (3.42) | 17.17 (3.40) | 17.02 (3.45) | < 0.001 |
| Male (%) | 22248 (50.6) | 12063 (50.8) | 10185 (50.5) | 0.502 |
| High birth order (%) | 13691 (31.2) | 6954 (29.3) | 6737 (33.4) | < 0.001 |
| Under-five children (mean (sd)) | 2.04 (1.23) | 2.01 (1.24) | 2.08 (1.21) | < 0.001 |
| Maternal age (%) | 0.237 | |||
| 15–24 | 14601 (33.2) | 7810 (32.9) | 6791 (33.6) | |
| 25–34 | 20560 (46.8) | 11177 (47.1) | 9383 (46.5) | |
| 35–49 | 8773 (20.0) | 4764 (20.1) | 4009 (19.9) | |
| Wealth index(%) | < 0.001 | |||
| poorest | 11212 (25.5) | 5540 (23.3) | 5672 (28.1) | |
| poorer | 9646 (22.0) | 4943 (20.8) | 4703 (23.3) | |
| middle | 8578 (19.5) | 4577 (19.3) | 4001 (19.8) | |
| richer | 7754 (17.6) | 4435 (18.7) | 3319 (16.4) | |
| richest | 6744 (15.4) | 4256 (17.9) | 2488 (12.3) | |
| Maternal education (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| no education | 17448 (39.7) | 9426 (39.7) | 8022 (39.8) | |
| primary | 15320 (34.9) | 7685 (32.4) | 7635 (37.8) | |
| secondary+ | 11161 (25.4) | 6637 (27.9) | 4524 (22.4) | |
| Not working (%) | 14277 (32.5) | 7855 (33.1) | 6422 (31.8) | 0.005 |
| Media access (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| 0 | 15010 (34.2) | 7538 (31.7) | 7472 (37.0) | |
| 1 | 13657 (31.1) | 7394 (31.1) | 6263 (31.0) | |
| 2 | 10733 (24.4) | 5942 (25.0) | 4791 (23.7) | |
| 3 | 4534 (10.3) | 2877 (12.1) | 1657 (8.2) | |
| Rural (%) | 30473 (69.4) | 16109 (67.8) | 14364 (71.2) | < 0.001 |
| Neighbourhood SES (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Quintile 1 (least disadvantaged) | 9018 (20.5) | 5402 (22.7) | 3616 (17.9) | |
| Quintile 2 | 8651 (19.7) | 4675 (19.7) | 3976 (19.7) | |
| Quintile 3 | 8817 (20.1) | 4543 (19.1) | 4274 (21.2) | |
| Quintile 4 | 8816 (20.1) | 4592 (19.3) | 4224 (20.9) | |
| Quintile 5 (most disadvantaged) | 8632 (19.6) | 4539 (19.1) | 4093 (20.3) | |
| Human Development Index (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Low HDI | 14425 (32.8) | 8280 (34.9) | 6145 (30.4) | |
| Moderate HDI | 15931 (36.3) | 8647 (36.4) | 7284 (36.1) | |
| High HDI | 13578 (30.9) | 6824 (28.7) | 6754 (33.5) | |