Table 4.
Association between selected sociodemographic characteristics of the older women and their support of infant vaccination
| Pre intervention | Post intervention | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected sociodemographic characteristics | Good support n(%) |
Poor support n(%) |
Good support n(%) |
Poor support n(%) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 35–44 | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) |
| 45–54 | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | 24 (82.8) | 5 (17.2) |
| 55–64 | 7 (20.0) | 28 (80.0) | 29 (90.6) | 3 (9.4) |
| 65 years and above | 7 (25.0) | 20 (75.0) | 20 (83.3) | 4 (16.7) |
| Total | 31 (28.4) | 78 (71.6) | 85 (85.9) | 14 (14.1) |
| χ2 = 4.04 | p = 0.40 | χ2 = 2.09 | p = 0.71 | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 19 (23.5) | 62 (76.5) | 67 (87.0) | 10 (13.0) |
| Single | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Separated | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Widowed | 11 (42.3) | 15 (57.5) | 16 (80.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Total | 31 (28.4) | 78 (71.6) | 85 (85.9) | 14 (14.1) |
| χ2 = 6.35 | p = 0.09 | χ2 = 0.97 | p = 0.80 | |
| Educational Level | ||||
| No formal Education | 9 (31.0) | 20 (69.0) | 24 (85.7) | 4 (14.3) |
| Primary | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.3) |
| Secondary | 45 (83.3) | 9 (16.7) | 42 (82.4) | 9 (17.6) |
| Tertiary | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Total | 31 (28.4) | 78 (71.6) | 85 (85.9) | 14 (14.1) |
| χ2 = 9.71 | p = 0.02 | χ2 = 1.99 | p = 0.57 | |
| Number of Children | ||||
| 1–2 | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) |
| 3–4 | 8 (20.0) | 32 (80.0) | 27 (79.4) | 7 (20.6) |
| 5 and above | 21 (34.4) | 40 (65.6) | 52 (89.7) | 6 (10.3) |
| Total | 31 (28.4) | 78 (71.6) | 85 (85.9) | 14 (14.1) |
| χ2 = 2.52 | p = 0.28 | χ2 = 1.85 | p = 0.39 | |