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Table 2 Socio-demographic, economic, maternal, and obstetric characteristic respondents in the 12 sub-Saharan African countries

From: Determinants of full childhood immunization among children aged 12–23 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis using Demographic and Health Survey Data

Variable

Fully immunized

Total (%)

X2 value (p value)

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Maternal education

 No education

2902

53.4

5436 (25.3)

 

 Primary

6072

57.6

10,539 (49.1)

289.39 (<0.0001)

 Secondary and above

3757

68.6

5473 (25.5)

 

Maternal age (years)

 15-24

3902

60.8

6416 (29.9)

 

 25-34

6123

58.9

10,397 (48.5)

8.43 (0.015)

 35-49

2706

58.4

4635 (21.6)

 

Number of living children

 1-4

9755

60.3

16,178 (75.4)

24.14 (<0.0001)

 5 and above

2976

56.5

5270 (24.6)

 

Maternal employment status

 Housewives

4476

61.6

7261 (33.9)

23.80 (<0.0001)

 Working any sector

8255

58.2

14,187 (66.1)

 

Place of delivery

 Home

2218

46.8

4742 (22.1)

399.63 (<0.0001)

 Health facility

10,513

62.9

16,706 (77.9)

 

Sex of household head

 Male

10,071

59.5

16,939 (79.0)

42.57 (<0.0001)

 Female

2660

59.0

4509 (21.0)

 

Wealth index

 Poor

5614

54.3

10,344 (48.2)

 

 Middle

2557

61.0

4191 (19.5)

240.62 (<0.0001)

 Rich

4560

66.0

6913 (32.2)

 

ANC visit

 No antenatal visits

991

36.1

2743 (12.8)

 

 1-3

4866

57.9

8405 (39.2)

853.55 (<0.0001)

 4 and above

6874

66.7

10,300 (48.0)

 

Father education

 No education

3597

58.2

6176 (28.8)

 

 Primary

4847

56.9

8513 (39.7)

70.26 (<0.0001)

 Secondary and above

4287

63.4

6759 (31.5)

 

PNC visit

 No

6890

53.0

13,008 (60.6)

559.52 (<0.0001)

 Yes

5841

69.2

8440 (39.4)

 

Marital status

 Having ever been married

3328

54.7

6079 (28.3)

74.79 (<0.0001)

 Currently married

9403

61.2

15,369 (71.7)

 

Media exposure

 Not exposed

5046

53.6

9414 (43.9)

230.47 (<0.0001)

 Exposed to either media

7685

63.9

12,034 (56.1)

 

Distance to health facility

 Big problem

2314

38.8

5851 (27.3)

115.19 (<0.0001)

 Not a big problem

9327

59.8

15,597 (72.7)

 

Residence

 Urban

3832

65.7

5833 (27.2)

133.40 (<0.0001)

 Rural

8899

57.0

15,615 (72.8)