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. 2021 Oct 19;17(11):4505–4511. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1953348

Table 1.

The relationship between descriptive statistics of parents and vaccine hesitancy (n = 370)

Variables
Total
Non-hesitant (n = 319)
Hesitant (n = 51)
     
Age of parents
n(%)
n
%
n
%
OR
95% CI
P
<30 159(51.1) 131 82.4 28 17.6 1 a    
30≥ 181(48.9) 188 89.1 23 10.9 0.57 0.31–1.03 0.064
Parents                
Mother 344(93.0) 294 85.5 50 14.5 1 a    
Father 26(7.0) 25 96.2 1 3.8 0.23 0.03–1.77 0.231
Age of the child                
0–24 months 217(58.6) 190 87.6 27 12.4 1 a    
25–59 months 153(41.4) 129 84.3 24 15.7 1.30 0.72–2.37 0.373
Gender of the child          
Female 165(44.6) 143 86.7 22 13.3 1 a    
Male 205(55.4) 176 85.9 29 14.1 1.06 0.63–1.77 0.82
Mother’s education
Primary School 45 (12.2) 43 95.6 2 4.4 1 a    
High School 80 (21.6) 67 83.8 13 16.2 4.13 0.99–28.2 0.051
University 159(43.0) 130 81.8 29 18.2 4.77 1.26–30.79 0.022
Graduate school 86 (23.2) 79 91.9 7 8.1 1.89 0.40–13.83 0.420
Monthly income          
≤349 $ 153(41.4) 130 85.0 23 15.0 1 a    
350 $ > 217(58.6) 189 87.1 28 12.9 0.83 0.42–1.51 0.55
Father’s education                
Primary 41 (11.1) 37 90.2 4 9.8 1 a    
High School 116(31.4) 97 83.6 19 16.4 1.80 0.60–6.55 0.304
University 127 (34.3) 110 86.6 17 13.4 1.42 0.47–5.21 0.541
Graduate school 86 (23.2) 75 87.2 11 12.8 1.35 0.41–5.21 0.620

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