Factors associated with BCG vaccination of children in Ethiopia (2016 DHS)
| Variables | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value |
| Mothers’ age group | |||
| <20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 20–34 | 1.35 (1.07 to 1.71) | 1.48 (1.13 to 1.93) | 0.004* |
| 35–49 | 1.27 (0.99 to 1.65) | 1.83 (1.35 to 2.46) | <0.001** |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 1 | 1 | |
| Urban | 5.48 (4.52 to 6.65) | 1.94 (1.45 to 2.60) | <0.001** |
| Mother’s educational level | |||
| No education | 1 | 1 | |
| Primary (grade 1–8) | 2.49 (2.18 to 2.86) | 1.43 (1.22 to 1.68) | <0.001** |
| Secondary (grade 10–12) | 4.24 (2.86 to 5.51) | 1.36 (1.00 to 1.84) | 0.049 |
| Higher (above grade 12) | 6.80 (4.49 to 10.28) | 1.27 (0.79 to 2.04) | 0.332 |
| Mother’s occupation | |||
| Not working | 1 | 1 | |
| Professional | 2.00 (1.68 to 2.38) | 0.96 (0.78 to 1.18) | 0.687 |
| Agriculture | 1.35 (1.16 to 1.57) | 1.40 (1.19 to 1.65) | <0.001** |
| Manual/household worker | 2.65 (2.02 to 3.46) | 2.00 (1.49 to 2.70) | <0.001** |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 1 | 1 | |
| Poorer | 2.61 (2.20 to 3.08) | 1.88 (1.57 to 2.25) | <0.001** |
| Middle | 2.94 (2.45 to 3.52) | 1.98 (1.63 to 2.41) | <0.001** |
| Richer | 3.29 (2.72 to 3.99) | 1.91 (1.55 to 2.36) | <0.001** |
| Richest | 9.25 (7.60 to 11.25) | 2.22 (1.65 to 2.99) | <0.001** |
| Place of delivery grouped | |||
| Home | 1 | 1 | |
| Public sector | 4.30 (3.76 to 4.92) | 1.53 (1.30 to 1.81) | <0.001** |
| Private sector | 8.81 (5.05 to 15.37) | 1.64 (0.88 to 3.04) | 0.118 |
| NGO and others | 5.71 (3.45 to 9.46) | 2.90 (1.69 to 4.96) | <0.001** |
| Health checked after discharge/delivery at home | |||
| No | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 2.66 (2.02 to 3.49) | 1.40 (1.04 to 1.88) | 0.028* |
| Number of antenatal visits | |||
| No antenatal visit | 1 | ||
| ANC 1 | 1.78 (1.37 to 2.31) | 1.41 (1.07 to 1.86) | 0.016* |
| ANC 2 | 2.61 (2.10 to 3.23) | 1.91 (1.52 to 2.40) | <0.001** |
| ANC 3 | 4.26 (3.57 to 5.08) | 2.60 (2.14 to 3.15) | <0.001** |
| ANC 4 and above | 7.40 (6.36 to 8.60) | 3.48 (2.91 to 4.15) | <0.001** |
*P<0.05; **P<0.001.
COR, crude odds ratio; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; NGO, non-governmental organisation.