Table 5

Factors affecting timely, full immunisation coverage* with the four traditional EPI vaccines at age 12 months

95% CIs
CountORLowerUpperWald χ2p Value
Province (Shaanxi as reference)83510.570.01
 Guangxi8360.340.170.689.30<0.01
 Guizhou250.450.230.865.760.02
 Tibet8010.170.012.891.510.22
Place of residence (village as reference)30115.240.07
 County1702.060.924.593.110.08
 Township1182.000.844.762.440.12
Ethnicity (Han as reference)105731.84<0.01
 Tibetan8000.750.4512.510.040.84
 Zhuang4921.830.913.672.910.09
 Miao4480.470.270.846.57<0.01
 Buyi2100.820.421.610.330.56
 Other (Hui\Meng\Tujia, etc)2901.850.893.852.680.10
Place of birth (at home as reference)62631.84<0.01
 County or above16831.861.402.4818.35<0.01
 Township-level hospital9661.961.472.6121.46<0.01
 Private clinic210.480.171.351.950.16
Parents present for child's first year24438.150.04
 Father migrated out3001.470.962.253.060.08
 Mother migrated out280.650.212.000.560.45
 Both parents migrated out4250.710.501.003.780.05
Immunisation location (at home as reference)22911.96<0.01
 County hospital3030.770.451.330.870.35
 Township-level hospital16001.440.952.173.000.08
 Village clinic10931.501.062.125.360.02
Knowing to inform EPI staff of child's health status at vaccination time (not knowing as reference)
220
30771.841.312.5912.18<0.01
  • *As defined by WHO.

  • EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization.