TABLE 2.
Characteristics of Completely Vaccinated Children Compared to Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated Children in Kampala
| Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated, No. (%) (n=346) | Completely Vaccinated, No. (%) (n=244) | Bivariate |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P Value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P Value | |||
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poor | 192 (55.5) | 106 (43.4) | Reference | Reference | - | |
| Less poor | 154 (44.5) | 138 (56.6) | 1.71 (1.23, 2.39) | 0.003 | 1.98 (1.24, 2.43) | 0.001*** |
| Residence | ||||||
| Non-slum | 169 (48.8) | 117 (48.0) | Reference | Reference | - | |
| Slum | 177 (51.2) | 127 (52.0) | 0.99 (0.61, 1.64) | 0.992 | 1.53 (0.88, 2.69) | 0.128 |
| Division | ||||||
| Central | 22 (6.4) | 14 (5.7) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Kawempe | 52 (15.0) | 41 (16.8) | 1.23 (0.93, 1.63) | 0.143 | 1.99 (0.52, 1.90) | 0.976 |
| Rubaga | 113 (32.7) | 73 (29.9) | 0.97 (0.66, 1.43) | 0.886 | 0.89 (0.38, 2.10) | 0.781 |
| Makindye | 32 (9.2) | 61 (25.0) | 2.90 (1.74, 4.83) | <0.001 | 1.96 (1.00, 3.86) | 0.050* |
| Nakawa | 127 (36.7) | 55 (22.5) | 0.66 (0.33, 1.32) | 0.231 | 0.48 (0.14, 1.62) | 0.226 |
| Sex of the household head | ||||||
| Male | 268 (77.5) | 171 (70.1) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Female | 78 (22.5) | 73 (29.9) | 1.50 (0.92, 2.43) | 0.097 | 1.53 (0.93, 2.53) | 0.094 |
| Sex of the child | ||||||
| Male | 178 (51.4) | 127 (52.0) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Female | 168 (48.6) | 117 (48.0) | 1.13 (0.74, 1.73) | 0.545 | 1.01 (0.64, 1.59) | 0.976 |
| Primary parent’s age, years | ||||||
| Younger than 20 | 25 (7.2) | 9 (3.7) | Reference | Reference | ||
| 21–30 | 202 (58.4) | 138 (56.6) | 2.01 (0.77, 5.28) | 0.149 | 0.54 (0.08, 3.48) | 0.499 |
| 31–40 | 84 (24.3) | 74 (30.3) | 2.63 (0.81, 8.47) | 0.102 | 0.57 (0.08, 4.29) | 0.571 |
| Older than 40 | 35 (10.1) | 23 (9.4) | 1.98 (0.67, 5.88) | 0.206 | 0.56 (0.08, 3.69) | 0.530 |
| Number of antenatal care visits (n=573) | ||||||
| Less than 4 times | 86 (25.6) | 63 (26.6) | Reference | Reference | ||
| 4 times and more | 250 (74.4) | 174 (73.4) | 1.28 (0.86, 1.90) | 0.209 | 1.36 (0.77, 2.43) | 0.280 |
| Religion | ||||||
| Catholic | 117 (33.8) | 81 (33.2) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Anglican | 96 (27.8) | 61 (25.0) | 0.93 (0.66, 1.32) | 0.686 | 0.81 (0.51, 1.28) | 0.354 |
| Muslim | 74 (21.4) | 62 (25.4) | 1.05 (0.71, 1.57) | 0.799 | 0.84 (0.47, 1.52) | 0.561 |
| Pentecostal | 44 (12.7) | 34 (13.9) | 1.04 (0.59, 1.81) | 0.894 | 1.02 (0.54, 1.94) | 0.945 |
| Others | 15 (4.3) | 6 (2.5) | 0.70 (0.43, 1.13) | 0.137 | 0.17 (0.01, 2.12) | 0.162 |
| Education level of household head | ||||||
| At most primary | 86 (24.9) | 47 (19.3) | Reference | Reference | ||
| At least secondary | 260 (75.1) | 197 (80.7) | 1.59 (1.01, 2.51) | 0.045 | 1.29 (0.72, 2.31) | 0.369 |
| Parity (n=396) | ||||||
| 4 or less | 203 (89.4) | 157 (92.9) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Greater than 4 | 24 (10.6) | 12 (7.1) | 0.58 (0.21, 1.62) | 0.289 | 0.52 (0.19, 1.40) | 0.184 |
| Place of delivery | ||||||
| Public facility | 24 (6.9) | 211 (86.5) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Private facility | 282 (81.5) | 22 (9.0) | 0.72 (0.42, 1.25) | 0.235 | 0.74 (0.45, 1.24) | 0.242 |
| Home/traditional birth attendant | 38 (11.6) | 11 (4.5) | 0.87 (0.21, 3.55) | 0.840 | 1.52 (0.31, 7.37) | 0.591 |
| Distance to the health facility | ||||||
| Less than 20 meters | 153 (44.2) | 114 (46.7) | Reference | Reference | ||
| 20–50 meters | 87 (25.1) | 56 (23.0) | 0.81 (0.50, 1.31) | 0.374 | 0.77 (0.44, 1.35) | 0.349 |
| More than 50 meters | 7 (2.0) | 14 (5.7) | 3.10 (1.28, 7.58) | 0.015 | 2.11 (0.41, 10.90) | 0.361 |
| Outside Kampala | 99 (28.6) | 60 (24.6) | 0.77 (0.59, 0.99) | 0.049 | 0.95 (0.64, 1.42) | 0.791 |
| Transportation costs | ||||||
| None | 194 (56.1) | 134 (54.9) | Reference | Reference | ||
| < 5000 | 128 (37.0) | 99 (40.6) | 1.27 (0.95, 1.71) | 0.104 | 1.72 (0.89, 3.33) | 0.102 |
| > 5000 | 24 (6.9) | 11 (4.5) | 0.91 (0.42, 1.97) | 0.811 | 0.99 (0.28, 3.49) | 0.990 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.