Base characteristics of children in groups with and without completion of the EPI in total and selected sample
| Characteristics | Total sample (n=1428) | Population in regions with the SFV access (n=1008) | ||
| Did not complete EPIN (%) | Did complete EPIN (%) | Did not complete EPIn (%) | Did complete EPIn (%) | |
| History of the SFV administration | ||||
| No | 72 (6.3) | 1074 (93.7) | 57 (7.9) | 669 (92.1) |
| Yes | 6 (2.1) | 276 (97.9) | 6 (2.1) | 276 (97.9) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 40 (5.2) | 731 (94.8) | 32 (5.8) | 517 (94.2) |
| Female | 38 (5.8) | 619 (94.2) | 31 (6.8) | 428 (93.2) |
| Age at survey (years) | ||||
| 2 ~ | 56 (7.3 | 746 (92.7) | 45 (8.2) | 502 (91.8) |
| 3 ~ | 22 (3.4) | 634 (96.6) | 18 (3.9) | 443 (96.1) |
| Nationality | ||||
| Han | 70 (5.0) | 1327 (95.0) | 55 (5.6%) | 922 (94.4) |
| Minority | 8 (25.8) | 23 (74.2) | 8 (25.8) | 23 (74.2) |
| Place of birth | ||||
| County hospital or above | 65 (5.4) | 1149 (94.6) | 54 (6.5) | 777 (93.5) |
| Township hospital | 12 (5.7) | 197 (94.3) | 8 (4.6) | 165 (95.4) |
| Home | 1 (20.0%) | 4 (80.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) |
| Household registration | ||||
| Local registration | 69 (5.4) | 1211 (94.6) | 54 (6.2) | 819 (93.8) |
| Outside or no registration | 9 (6.1) | 139 (93.9) | 9 (6.7) | 126 (93.3) |
| Mother's educational level | ||||
| Junior school or less | 68 (6.6) | 967 (93.4) | 56 (7.9) | 652 (92.1) |
| High and technical school | 8 (3.2) | 240 (96.8) | 6 (3.1) | 189 (96.9) |
| College or higher | 2 (1.4) | 143 (98.6) | 1 (1.0) | 104 (99.0) |
| Father's educational level | ||||
| Junior school or less | 69 (6.9) | 925 (93.1) | 55 (8.0) | 629 (92.0) |
| High and technical school | 7 (2.6) | 261 (97.4) | 7 (3.4) | 197 (96.6) |
| College or higher | 2 (1.2) | 164 (98.8) | 1 (0.8) | 119 (99.2) |
| Initiation time of the hepatitis B vaccine first dose | ||||
| >24 hours | 9 (13.2) | 59 (86.8) | 9 (17.6) | 42 (82.4) |
| ≤24 hours | 69 (5.1) | 1291 (94.9) | 54 (5.6) | 903 (94.4) |
EPI, expanded programme on immunisation; SFV, substitutable-for-fee vaccines.