Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and associations with vaccine hesitancy

Overall

1163 (100)

171 (14.7)

Child age (years)

0.486

0.250

 6–9 years

638 (54.9)

98 (15.4)

32.4 ± 15.6

 10–12 years

525 (45.1)

73 (13.9)

33.4 ± 14.7

Sex

0.623

0.757

 Male

639 (54.9)

92 (14.2)

33.0 ± 15.0

 Female

524 (45.1)

80 (15.3)

32.7 ± 15.5

Mothers’ age

0.938

0.384

 < 35 years

439 (37.7)

65 (14.8)

33.4 ± 15.2

 ≥ 35 years

724 (62.3)

106 (14.6)

32.6 ± 15.2

Fathers’ age

0.792

0.574

 < 35 years

216 (18.6)

33 (15.3)

33.4 ± 14.8

 ≥ 35 years

947 (81.4)

138 (14.6)

32.7 ± 15.3

Mothers’ education

0.234

0.177

 < high school

330 (28.4)

55 (16.7)

33.8 ± 14.9

 ≥high school

833 (71.6)

116 (13.9)

32.5 ± 15.3

Fathers’ education

0.309

0.281

 < high school

219 (18.8)

37 (16.9)

33.9 ± 13.7

 ≥high school

944 (81.2)

182 (14.2)

32.6 ± 15.5

Mother’s employment

0.011

0.025

 Housewife

903 (77.6)

145 (16.1)

33.7 ± 15.3

 Employed

219 (22.4)

25 (9.7)

30.5 ± 16.5

Father’s employment

0.340

0.132

 Unemployed

46 (3.9)

10 (21.7)

37.9 ± 14.5

 Education sector

80 (6.9)

15 (18.8)

32.6 ± 16.5

 Health sector

43 (3.7)

7 (6.3)

31.2 ± 2.8

 Others

994 (85.5)

139 (14)

32.7 ± 15

Family type

0.540

0.283

 Nucleer

1010 (86.8)

146 (14.5)

32.7 ± 15.2

 Broken or extended

153 (13.2)

25 (16.3)

34.1 ± 15.1

Living in

 City Centre

893 (76.8)

131 (14.6)

0.799

32.5 ± 15.4

0.106

 District/village

270 (23.2)

41 (15.2)

34.2 ± 14.5

Household income

0.031

0.004

 Low income

579 (49.8)

101 (17.4)*

34 ± 15.1

 Moderate income

363 (31.2)

43 (11.8)

32.8 ± 13.9

 High income

221 (19)

27 (12.2)

30 ± 17*

Number of children in the household

0.624

0.907

 1

166 (14.3)

27 (16.3)

33.3 ± 16

 2–3

493 (42.4)

67 (13.6)

32.8 ± 14.3

 ≥ 4

504 (43.3)

77 (15.3)

33.7 ± 15.8