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Table 6 Regression of factors related to caregivers accepting vaccination of their own child

From: Acceptance of a malaria vaccine by caregivers of sick children in Kenya

 

Relative risk ratio (RRR) of accepting own child to be vaccinated with possible malaria vaccine/Not accepting

RRR of not knowing (DK) whether to accept or not/Not accepting

Factor

RRR

(95% CI)

RRR

(95% CI)

Region

    

NairobiR

1.0

 

1.0

 

Central

4.0**

(1.7, 11.7)

3.7**

(1.5, 9.3)

Coast

13.1***

(3.5, 48.9)

11.6***

(3.2, 42.5)

Eastern

8.7***

(3.0, 25.3)

5.7***

(2.2, 14.7)

North Eastern

0.3*

(0.1, 0.8)

0.4

(0.1, 1.1)

Nyanza

12.0***

(3.3, 43.3)

9.0***

(2.9, 28.3)

Rift Valley

3.2**

(1.4, 7.7)

2.4*

(1.1, 5.2)

Western

3.7**

(1.6, 8.3)

2.7*

(1.3, 5.6)

Age (years)

    

<1

1.0

   

1 - 2

1.3

(0.7, 2.4)

1.1

(0.6, 1.9)

2 - 3

1.4

(0.7, 2.9)

1.2

(0.6, 2.4)

3 - 4

1.1

(0.5, 2.4)

1.0

(0.5, 2.1)

4 - 5

1.2

(0.4, 3.1)

0.8

(0.3, 1.9)

>5

0.5

(0.0, 5.2)

0.5

(0.0, 4.7)

Paid fees

    

YesR

1.0

 

1.0

 

No

1.3

(0.8, 2.2)

1.3

(0.8, 2.0)

Nearest H/F

    

YesR

1.0

 

1.0

 

No

1.1

(0.6, 2.0)

0.8

(0.5, 1.4)

Opinion on services

    

SatisfiedR

1.0

 

1.0

 

Somewhat satisfied

0.5**

(0.3, 0.8)

0.5**

(0.3, 0.9)

Not satisfied

0.6

(0.2, 1.9)

0.5

(0.2, 1.2)

Relationship to child

    

MotherR

1.0

 

1.0

 

Father

2.0

(0.7, 5.8)

1.4

(0.5, 3.6)

Other

3.3

(0.8, 13.2)

2.6

(0.5, 12.9)

Age of caregiver

    

<20R

1.0

 

1.0

 

20-34

0.8

(0.3, 2.0)

1.1

(0.5, 2.7)

35-49

0.3*

(0.1, 0.9)

0.5

(0.2, 1.4)

50+

0.1*

(0.0, 0.7)

0.4

(0.1, 3.0)

Ever attended school

    

YesR

1.0

 

1.0

 

No

0.4*

(0.2, 0.9)

0.6

(0.3, 1.4)

  1. Note: ***: p < 0.001; **: p < 0.01; *: p < 0.05.
  2. Omitted categories (R in superscript) are as follows: Region: Nairobi; Age of child: 0-11 months; Paid fees: Yes; Nearest health facility: Yes; Opinion on services: Satisfied; Relationship to child: Mother; Age of caregiver: <20; Attended school: Yes.