Table 5.
Factors associated with Respondents uptake of Routine Immunization
| Variables | Permit routine immunization |
Test statistics & P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||
| Educational status | No- formal | 123 (55.9) | 50 (89.3) | χ2=21.258, P=0.000 |
| Formal | 97 (44.1) | 6 (10.7) | ||
| Occupation | Civil servant | 12 (5.5) | 0 | χ2=4.355, P=0.113 |
| Farmer | 161 (73.2) | 47 (83.9) | ||
| Trader | 47 (21.4) | 9 (16.1) | ||
| Nature of family | Polygamous | 112 (50.9) | 26 (46.4) | χ2=0.358, P=0.549 |
| Monogamous | 108 (49.1) | 30 (53.6) | ||
| Children should be allowed to receive RI | Yes | 217 (98.6) | 9 (16.1) | χ2=205.132, P=0.000 |
| No | 3 (1.4) | 47 (83.9) | ||
| RI Is beneficial to health of children | Yes | 214 (97.3) | 21 (37.5) | χ2=125, P=0.000 |
| No | 6 (2.7) | 35 (62.5) | ||
| Do you believe that children who receive RI will be protected against some diseases | Yes | 217 (98.6) | 12 (21.4) | χ2=188.33, P=0.000 |
| No | 3 (1.4) | 44 (76.8) | ||