Table 3.
Cross tabulation between predisposing factor and DPT1 Vs DPT3 dropout.
| Characteristics | No dropout | Dropout | χ 2 value | P value |
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| Sex of child | ||||
| Male | 1283 (84.0%) | 244 (16.0%) | 0.018 | 0.894 |
| Female | 1146 (84.2%) | 215 (15.8%) | ||
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| Social structure | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Noneducated | 719 (81.9%) | 159 (18.1%) | 4.634 | 0.031 |
| Educated | 1710 (85.1%) | 300 (14.9%) | ||
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| Father education | ||||
| Uneducated | 316 (80.6%) | 76 (19.4%) | ||
| Educated | 2102 (84.7%) | 380 (15.3%) | 4.216 | 0.040 |
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| Mother occupation | ||||
| Not working | 1034 (80.2%) | 255 (19.8%) | 25.982 | 0.000 |
| Working | 1396 (87.2%) | 205 (12.8%) | ||
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| Father occupation | ||||
| Nonworking | 54 (78.3%) | 15 (21.7%) | 1.756 | 0.185 |
| Working | 2330 (84.2%) | 438 (15.8%) | ||
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| Use of Internet | ||||
| Never | 1942 (83.5%) | 383 (16.5%) | 2.731 | 0.255 |
| Yes, last 12 months | 459 (86.3%) | 73 (13.7%) | ||
| Yes, before last 12 months | 28 (87.5%) | 4 (12.5%) | ||
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| Frequency of using Internet last month | ||||
| Not at all | 1996 (83.5%) | 393 (16.5%) | 8.749 | 0.033 |
| Less than once a week | 49 (77.8%) | 14 (22.2%) | ||
| At least once a week | 142 (85.5%) | 24 (14.5%) | ||
| Almost everyday | 241 (89.6%) | 28 (10.4%) | ||
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| Household has radio | ||||
| No | 1642 (85.0%) | 289 (15.0%) | 16.855 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 589 (84.9%) | 105 (15.1%) | ||
| Not a Terai resident | 198 (75.3%) | 65 (24.7%) | ||
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| Frequency of listening to radio | ||||
| Not at all | 1159 (82.6%) | 244 (17.4%) | 4.534 | 0.104 |
| Less than once a week | 700 (85.8%) | 116 (14.2%) | ||
| At least once a week | 570 (85.1%) | 100 (14.9%) | ||
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| Cigarettes/tobacco consumption | ||||
| Yes | 127 (88.2%) | 17 (11.8%) | 1.895 | 0.169 |
| No | 2302 (83.9%) | 442 (16.1%) | ||