Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of immunization status of the children and independent variables.
| Variables | Fully Immunized |
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|---|---|---|---|
| % | CI | N | |
| Continuum of Care of mothers | P < 0.001 | ||
| COC Absence | 28.1 | (24.8, 31.6) | 959 |
| COC Presence | 40.9 | (36.2, 45.7) | 710 |
| Place of Residence | P = 0.005 | ||
| Urban | 40.5 | (34.9, 46.4) | 419 |
| Rural | 31.2 | (27.9, 34.7) | 1,250 |
| Region of Residence | P = 0.035 | ||
| Hilly region | 30.3 | (24.8, 36.4) | 391 |
| Coastal region | 29.1 | (23.5, 35.3) | 228 |
| Delta region | 31.9 | (26.9, 37.4) | 545 |
| Central region | 39.8 | (34.2, 45.6) | 506 |
| Sex of the Children | P = 0.042 | ||
| Male | 36.1 | (32.3, 40.2) | 899 |
| Female | 30.5 | (26.6, 34.6) | 771 |
| Birth Order of the Children | P = 0.194 | ||
| 1st birth order | 31 | (26.8, 35.6) | 601 |
| 2nd & 3rd birth order | 36.2 | (32.1, 40.5) | 726 |
| 4th & above birth order | 32.2 | (26.6, 38.4) | 343 |
| Maternal age at the time of first childbirth | P = 0.485 | ||
| Less than 20 years | 31.7 | (27.1, 36.7) | 443 |
| 20–29 years | 33.5 | (30.0, 37.2) | 1,063 |
| 30–39 years | 38.7 | (30.0, 48.3) | 159 |
| 40–49 years | 30.3 | (8.0, 68.4) | 4 |
| Highest Education Level of the mother | P = 0.016 | ||
| No Education | 25.7 | (19.3, 33.5) | 264 |
| Primary Education | 34.4 | (30.4, 38.6) | 730 |
| Secondary Education | 33.3 | (29.1, 37.8) | 532 |
| Higher Education | 44.4 | (34.6, 54.6) | 143 |
| Employment Status of the mother in the last 12 months | P = 0.001 | ||
| Currently Not Working | 29.6 | (26.1, 33.2) | 870 |
| Currently Working | 37.9 | (33.8, 42.1) | 799 |
| Empowerment Status of the mother | P = 0.638 | ||
| No Empowerment | 30.7 | (23.0, 39.6) | 161 |
| Some Empowerment | 35.1 | (30.2, 40.4) | 469 |
| Full Empowerment | 33.2 | (29.8, 36.9) | 1,039 |
| Media Use | P = 0.005 | ||
| Access none of three media at least once a week | 23.6 | (17.9, 30.5) | 311 |
| Access one of three media at least once a week | 35.9 | (32.7, 39.1) | 1,290 |
| Access all three media at least once a week | 34.7 | (22.3, 49.7) | 68 |
| Wealth Status of the Household | P < 0.001 | ||
| Poor | 26.9 | (23.3, 30.9) | 810 |
| Middle | 37.6 | (31.4, 44.3) | 286 |
| Rich | 40.8 | (35.8, 46.0) | 573 |
| Access to a health facility | P = 0.009 | ||
| No difficulty in access to a health facility | 37.4 | (33.4, 41.5) | 799 |
| Difficulty in access to a health facility | 30 | (26.2, 34.2) | 870 |
| Desire for Children when became pregnant | P = 0.358 | ||
| Not Wanted the child | 39 | (28.0, 51.2) | 88 |
| Wanted the child | 33.2 | (30.2, 36.4) | 1,581 |