Table 3.
Sociodemographic and immunization-related characteristics across pediatric latent classes (n = 49 284).
| Sociodemographic variable | Class 1 Higher risk (n = 15 259, 31%) | Class 2 Medium risk (n = 21 903, 44%) | Class 3 Lower risk (n = 12 122, 25%) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully immunized | 7342 (48.12) | 14 193 (64.8) | 8610 (71.0) | |
| Religion | <0.001 | |||
| Hindu | 10 813 (70.9) | 16 413 (74.9) | 8198 (67.6) | |
| Muslim | 2861 (18.8) | 2698 (12.3) | 2330 (19.2) | |
| Other | 1585 (10.4) | 2792 (12.8) | 1594 (13.2) | |
| Geographic setting | <0.001 | |||
| Urban | 872 (5.7) | 3051 (13.9) | 7242 (59.7) | |
| Rural | 13 892 (91.0) | 17 365 (79.3) | 4158 (34.3) | |
| Not a de jure resident | 495 (3.2) | 1487 (6.8) | 722 (5.96) | |
| Maternal education | <0.001 | |||
| None | 11 075 (72.6) | 2431 (11.1) | 546 (4.5) | |
| Incomplete primary | 1457 (9.6) | 1492 (6.8) | 117 (1.0) | |
| Complete primary | 1364 (8.9) | 2154 (9.8) | 439 (3.6) | |
| Incomplete secondary | 1302 (8.5) | 12 957 (59.2) | 4443 (36.7) | |
| Complete secondary | 61 (0.4) | 1940 (8.9) | 2355 (19.4) | |
| Higher | 0 (0.0) | 929 (4.2) | 4222 (34.83) | |
| Socioeconomic status | <0.001 | |||
| Poorest | 10 229 (67.0) | 2340 (10.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Poorer | 3816 (25.0) | 7562 (34.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Middle | 946 (6.2) | 8615 (39.3) | 462 (3.8) | |
| Richer | 205 (1.3) | 3386 (15.46) | 4857 (40.1) | |
| Richest | 63 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6803 (56.1) | |
| Ease reaching health facility | <0.001 | |||
| No problem | 2115 (13.9) | 6069 (27.7) | 7301 (60.2) | |
| Not a significant problem | 4948 (32.4) | 8401 (38.4) | 3353 (27.7) | |
| Significant problem | 8196 (53.7) | 7433 (33.94) | 1468 (12.1) | |
| Birth order | <0.001 | |||
| 1st | 2482 (16.3) | 9683 (44.2) | 6037 (49.8) | |
| 2nd | 3488 (22.9) | 7815 (35.7) | 4362 (36.0) | |
| 3rd | 3525 (23.1) | 3078 (14.1) | 1238 (10.2) | |
| 4th | 2576 (16.9) | 984 (4.5) | 338 (2.8) | |
| 5th | 1507 (9.9) | 260 (1.2) | 89 (0.7) | |
| 6th | 823 (5.4) | 83 (0.4) | 31 (0.3) | |
| ≥7th | 858 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (0.2) | |
| Gender | 0.056 | |||
| Male | 7797 (51.1) | 11 456 (52.3) | 6327 (52.2) | |
| Female | 7462 (48.9) | 10 447 (47.7) | 5795 (47.8) | |
| Antenatal care | <0.001 | |||
| No visits | 5673 (37.2) | 1800 (8.2) | 567 (4.7) | |
| Insufficient <4 visits | 6396 (41.9) | 7517 (34.3) | 2428 (20.0) | |
| Sufficient ≥4 visits | 2337 (15.3) | 11 240 (51.3) | 8559 (70.6) | |
| Not reported | 853 (5.6) | 1346 (6.2) | 568 (4.7) | |
| Caste | <0.001 | |||
| SC/ST | 7625 (50.0) | 9064 (41.4) | 2433 (20.1) | |
| OBC | 5755 (37.7) | 8430 (38.5) | 5137 (42.4) | |
| General | 1275 (8.4) | 3301 (15.1) | 3996 (33.0) | |
| Skilled attendant at delivery | <0.001 | |||
| No | 8731 (57.2) | 5337 (24.4) | 1748 (14.4) | |
| Yes | 6528 (42.8) | 16 566 (75.6) | 10 374 (85.6) |
SC/ST, Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes; OBC, Other Backward Class.