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Table 6 Childhood immunization among adolescent mothers and adult mothers

From: Adolescent and adult first time mothers' health seeking practices during pregnancy and early motherhood in Wakiso district, central Uganda

 

Adolescent mothers

Adult mothers¥

  

Variable

n = 442

%

n = 320

%

OR

95% CI

Have card where vaccinations are written

      

   No (base outcome)

81

(18.4)

30

(9.4)

  

   Yes

360

(81.6)

288

(90.6)

0.46

0.30–0.72*

Vaccination card seen

      

   No (base outome)

106

29.8

191

33.2

  

   Yes

250

70.2

95

66.8

1.17

0.83–1.66

Child vaccination for the following € ?

      

(no = base outcome)

      

   BCG

251

(56.8)

190

(59.4)

0.90

0.67–1.20

   Polio 0 (Polio given at birth)

205

(46.4)

161

(50.3)

0.85

0.64–1.14

   Polio 1

212

(48.0)

172

(53.8)

0.79

0.59–1.06

   Polio 2

172

(38.9)

149

(46.6)

0.73

0.55–0.98*

   Polio 3

127

(28.7)

117

(36.6)

0.70

0.51–0.95*

   DPT 1

202

(45.7)

163

(50.9)

0.81

0.61–1.18

   DPT 2

155

(35.1)

138

(43.1)

0.71

0.53–0.96*

   DPT 3

118

(26.7)

112

(35.0)

0.68

0.50–0.92*

   Measles

60

(13.6)

54

(16.9)

0.77

0.52–1.15

   Vitamin A (most recent)

63

(14.3)

49

(15.3)

0.92

0.61–1.38

  1. ¥ reference group; *statistically significant; € data transcribed from vaccination card; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adult mothers