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Table 5 Factors associated with the MR vaccine uptake

From: Coverage and predictors of full measles-rubella immunization among children aged 24–59 months in Northern Ghana: a post measles outbreak assessment

Characteristics

Partially vaccinated

n (%)

Fully vaccinated

n (%)

cOR (95%CI)

P-value

aOR (95%CI)

P-value

Child age

      

24–35 months

131 (34.66)

247 (65.34)

1.00

 

1.00

 

36–59 months

109 (45.61)

130 (54.39)

1.58 (1.14–2.20)

0.007

0.63 (0.36–1.11)

0.111

Place of delivery

      

Home

67 (62.62)

40 (37.38)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Health facility

173 (33.92)

337 (66.08)

3.26 (2.11–5.03)

0.001

0.82 (0.44–1.52)

0.524

Awareness

      

No

108 (85.04)

19 (14.96)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

132 (29.94)

358 (73.06)

15.42 (9.01–26.11)

0.001

2.91 (1.35–6.25)

0.006

Knowledge level

      

Low

171 (73.71)

61 (26.29)

0.12 (0.08–0.18)

0.001

0.08 (0.05–0.13)

0.001

Moderate

63 (24.80)

191 (75.20)

1.00

 

1.00

 

High

6 (4.58)

125 (95.42)

6.87 (2.88–16.35)

0.001

8.27 (3.02–22.71)

0.001

Antenatal care

      

No

117 (72.22)

45 (27.78)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

123 (27.03)

332 (72.97)

7.02 (4.69–10.48)

0.001

2.48 (1.11–5.52)

0.026

Side effects

      

No

2 (0.92)

216 (99.08)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

238 (59.65)

161 (40.35)

0.07 (0.05–0.11)

0.001

0.04 (0.02–0.08)

0.001

Other vaccines taken

      

Partially

69 (51.88)

64 (48.12)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Fully

171 (35.33)

313 (64.67)

1.97 (1.34–2.91)

0.001

3.27 (1.80–5.94)

0.001