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How Caregivers Know When to Take Their Child for Immunizations. Adjusted Odds Ratios Predicting Up-to-date Status for 4:3:1:3:3 a, United States, National Immunization Survey, Parental Knowledge and Experiences Questionnaire, July 2001 – December 2002.b |
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| Variable |
Adjusted Odds Ratio |
95% CI |
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| How did you know when to take your child for his/her most recent immunization? |
Doctor/Nurse at Previous Immunization Visit |
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| Chosen c |
1.4 |
(1.0, 1.8) d |
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| Not Chosen |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| Shot Card/Record |
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| Chosen |
0.9 |
(0.7, 1.2) |
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| Not Chosen |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| Reminder/Recall e |
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| Chosen |
1.1 |
(0.7, 1.7) |
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| Not Chosen |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| Other f |
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| Chosen |
1.2 |
(0.8, 1.6) |
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| Not Chosen |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| First Born Status |
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| No |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| Yes |
1.5 |
(1.2, 1.8) |
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| Age of Mother |
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| ≤ 19 Years |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| 20–29 Years |
0.8 |
(0.4, 1.4) |
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| ≥ 30 Years |
1.2 |
(0.6, 2.2) |
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| Poverty Status g |
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| Above, > $75 K |
2.0 |
(1.4, 2.9) |
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| Above, ≤ $75 K |
1.6 |
(1.2, 2.1) |
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| Below |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| Unknown |
2.2 |
(1.5, 3.4) |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Status |
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| MSA Central City |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| MSA Non-Central City |
1.4 |
(1.1, 1.7) |
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| Non-MSA |
1.2 |
(0.9, 1.7) |
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| Time from Last Immunization to Interview |
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| ≤ 6 months |
2.8 |
(1.9, 4.1) |
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| 7 – 12 months |
2.0 |
(1.5, 2.7) |
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| ≥ 13 months |
1.0 |
Referent |
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| Age of Child at Interview |
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| 19 – 24 months |
0.3 |
(0.2, 0.4) |
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| 25 – 29 months |
0.6 |
(0.5, 0.8) |
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| 30 – 35 months |
1.0 |
Referent |
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a 4 or more doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine, 3 or more doses of poliovirus vaccine, 1 or more doses of measles-containing vaccine, 3 or more doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, and 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine at 19–35 months of age b Children in the Q3/2001–Q4/2002 National Immunization Survey were born between August 1998 and June 2001. c Respondents could choose more than one response d The lower bound was 1.01; the confidence interval (1.01, 1.8) does not contain 1.0. e Outreach worker called/came to house to tell me, health department called me/sent me reminder, or physician's office called me/sent me reminder f Relative/friend told me, found out during visit to doctor or other healthcare provider, day care/headstart requirement, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nurse told me, government program requirement, or other g Poverty level depends on household income, year data was collected, and number of people living in household and is determined by the US Bureau of Census poverty threshold. | |||
Shaw and Barker BMC Pediatrics 2005 5:44 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-5-44 |
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