Descriptive characteristics of women regarding polio vaccination uptake (n=6982)
| Complete vaccination | Incomplete | No vaccination | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (all four OPV doses) | vaccination | (zero OPV doses) | ||
| Mother's age (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 833 (51.7) | 593 (36.8) | 184 (11.4) | <0.01 |
| 25–34 | 2172 (58.2) | 1207 (32.4) | 351 (9.4) | |
| ≥35 | 931 (56.7) | 529 (32.2) | 182 (11.1) | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 1939 (62.6) | 927 (29.9) | 231 (7.5) | <0.01 |
| Rural | 1997 (51.4) | 1402 (36.1) | 486 (12.5) | |
| Mother's education level | ||||
| Higher | 649 (74.4) | 207 (23.7) | 16 (1.8) | <0.01 |
| Secondary | 864 (66.9) | 370 (28.7) | 57 (4.4) | |
| Primary | 623 (62.3) | 303 (30.3) | 74 (7.4) | |
| No education | 1800 (47.1) | 1449 (37.9) | 570 (14.9) | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Richest | 1037 (72.6) | 329 (23.0) | 62 (4.3) | <0.01 |
| Richer | 860 (63.4) | 404 (29.8) | 92 (6.8) | |
| Middle | 771 (58.0) | 447 (33.6) | 112 (8.4) | |
| Poorer | 687 (49.8) | 519 (37.6) | 173 (12.5) | |
| Poorest | 581 (39.0) | 630 (42.3) | 278 (18.7) | |
| Mother's empowerment status | ||||
| Empowered | 2241 (60.6) | 1182 (32.0) | 275 (7.4) | <0.01 |
| Unempowered | 1695 (51.6) | 1147 (34.9) | 442 (13.5) | |
*p Value calculated using χ2 analysis.
OPV, oral polio vaccine.