Table 2.
The relationship between maternal obstetric and vaccine characteristics with vaccine hesitancy (n = 370)
| Variables | Total |
Non-hesitant (n = 319) |
Hesitant (n = 51) |
OR | 95% CI | p | |||
| |
n(%) |
n |
% |
n |
% |
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|
|
| The number of pregnancy | |||||||||
| 1–2 | 302(81.6) | 258 | 85.4 | 44 | 14.6 | 1 a | |||
| 3+ | 68(18.4) | 61 | 89.7 | 7 | 10.3 | 0.67 | 0.28–1.56 | .356 | |
| The number of birth | |||||||||
| 1–2 | 332(89.7) | 284 | 85.5 | 48 | 14.5 | 1 a | |||
| 3+ | 38(10.3) | 35 | 92.1 | 3 | 7.9 | 0.50 | 0.15–1.71 | .266 | |
| Getting pregnant with treatment | |||||||||
| No | 341(92.2) | 298 | 87.4 | 43 | 12.6 | 1 a | |||
| Yes | 29(7.8) | 21 | 72.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 2.18 | 1.13–4.20 | .025** | |
| Planned pregnancy | |||||||||
| Yes | 296(80.0) | 255 | 86.1 | 41 | 13.9 | 1a | |||
| No | 74(20.0) | 64 | 86.5 | 10 | 13.5 | 0.97 | 0.46–2.04 | .94 | |
| Training about childhood vaccinations during pregnancy (n = 340)* | |||||||||
| Yes | 174(51.1) | 157 | 90.2 | 17 | 9.8 | 1a | |||
| No | 166(48.9) | 136 | 81.9 | 30 | 18.1 | 2.03 | 1.07–3.85 | .027 | |
| Mode of delivery | |||||||||
| Vaginal Birth | 123(33.2) | 109 | 88.6 | 14 | 11.4 | 1a | |||
| C-section Birth | 247(66.8) | 210 | 85.0 | 37 | 15.0 | 1.37 | 0.71–2.64 | .344 | |
| The place where the birth took place | |||||||||
| Public hospital | 121 (32.7) | 98 | 30.7 | 23 | 19.0 | 1a | |||
| Private hospital | 249 (67.3) | 221 | 88.8 | 28 | 11.2 | 0.54 | 0.29–0.98 | .042 | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months | |||||||||
| Yes | 297(80.3) | 257 | 86.5 | 40 | 13.5 | 1a | |||
| No | 73(19.7) | 62 | 84.9 | 11 | 15.1 | 1.14 | 0.55–2.34 | .72 | |
| Duration of breastfeeding | |||||||||
| 0–12 months | 146(39.5) | 122 | 83.6 | 24 | 16.4 | 1.43 | 0.79–2.60 | .23 | |
| 13–24 months | 224(60.5) | 197 | 87.9 | 27 | 12.1 | 1a | |||
| Following anti-vaccine groups on social media | |||||||||
| Yes | 43(11.6) | 24 | 55.8 | 19 | 44.2 | 4.51 | 2.82–7.22 | <.001 | |
| No | 327(88.4) | 295 | 90.2 | 32 | 9.8 | 1a | |||
| Using vitamin D or iron supplements except illnesses for their child | |||||||||
| Yes | 266(71.9) | 240 | 90.2 | 26 | 9.8 | 1 a | |||
| No | 29(7.8) | 21 | 72.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 3.49 | 1.33–8.60 | .004 | |
| Partially | 75(20.3) | 58 | 77.3 | 17 | 22.7 | 2.69 | 1.35–5.30 | .002 | |
| Worrying about ingredients in vaccines | |||||||||
| No | 248(67.0) | 235 | 94.8 | 13 | 5.2 | 1a | |||
| Yes | 122(33.0) | 84 | 68.9 | 38 | 31.1 | 8.17 | 4.15–16.09 | <.001 | |
| Source of information on vaccines | |||||||||
| Official or medical information sources | 335 (90.5) | 296 | 88.4 | 39 | 11.6 | 1a | |||
| Social media, TV. | 35 (9.5) | 23 | 65.7 | 12 | 34.3 | 3.96 | 1.82–8.58 | .001** | |
| Using alternative medicine | |||||||||
| Yes | 104(28.1) | 81 | 77.9 | 23 | 22.1 | 2.10 | 1.27–3.47 | .004 | |
| No | 266(71.9) | 238 | 89.5 | 28 | 10.5 | 1a | |||
aReference category, * The ones who gave responses as “I do not remember” were removed., **Fisher’s Exract test