Table 1

Factors associated with incomplete vaccination status in children less than two years old, Magude District, 2000.




Bivariate analysis
Binary logistic regression analyses




Variable
Completely vaccinated N = 479 (%)
Incompletely vaccinated N = 189 (%)
OR (95% CI)
P value
OR* (95% CI)
P value

Administrative posts






Magude village
392 (81.8)
104 (55.0)
1
<0.001
1
<0.001
Out of Magude village
85 (17.7)
84 (44.4)
3.72 (2.53–5.49)

2.89 (1.80–4.64)

Distance to the HF






Near
260 (54.2)
58 (30.6)
1
<0.001


Far away
219 (45.7)
129 (68.2)
2.64 (1.82–3.84)

1

Time to arrive to HF &
N = 281
N = 95





53.6 (SD 41)
84.64 (SD 55.6)

<0.001
3.64 (1.71–7.74)
0.001
Need of transport to arrive to the HF






Yes
216 (45.0)
128 (67.7)
1
<0.001


No
252 (52.6)
54 (28.5)
0.36 (0.25–0.53)



Mother's schooling






Yes
264 (55.1)
51 (26.9)
1
<0.001
1
0.001
No
207 (43.2)
135 (71.4)
3.38 (2.30–4.97)

2.24 (1.41–3.56)

Knowledge about vaccine contraindication






Yes
25 (5.2)
22 (11.6)
1
0.003


No
442 (92.2)
164 (86.7)
0.42 (0.22–0.80)



EPI information






Yes
123 (25.6)
19 (10.0)
1
<0.001


No
352 (73.4)
169 (89.4)
3.11 (1.81–5.40)

2.02 (1.19–3.42)
0.009
Mothers pro vaccination






Yes
466 (97.2)
176 (93.1)
1
0.005
1
0.001
No
10 (2.0)
12 (6.3)
3.18 (1.26–8.09)

2.92 (1.51–5.62)

Religious beliefs






Yes
313 (65.3)
101 (53.4)
1
0.004


No
162 (33.8)
86 (45.5)
1.65 (1.15–2.36)



Child born






Inside of Mozambique
465 (97.0)
172 (91.0)
1
<0.001
1

outside of Mozambique
10 (2.0)
16 (8.4)
4.33 (1.81–10.47)

5.20 (3.35–11.51)
<0.001
Place of delivery






HF delivery
384 (80.1)
123 (65.0)
1
<0.001
1
0.03
Home delivery
88 (18.3)
64 (33.8)
2.27 (1.52–3.38)

1.78 (1.28 – 3.36)

Child age&







13 (SD 6)
11.24 (SD 6.4)

<0.001
1
0.01





0.94 (0.90–0.99)


The table presents estimated odds ratio (OR), with 95% confidence intervals (CI), for selected variables found to be associated with incomplete vaccination status (P < 0.05) in bivariate analyses and adjusted odds ratios using the regression model to identify the risk factors for incomplete vaccination status for children less than two years old.

OR – Odds ratio, OR* – Adjusted odds ratio, % – percentage, *1 = reference variable, HF – health facility, C.I. – coefficient interval, EPI – Expanded Program on Immunization.

& – Mean values compared using Anova test.

Only significantly associated variables (p < 0.05) are shown in the table.

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