Table 4 Factors associated with willingness to vaccinate Self and Baby with Malaria vaccine
Variable | Willingness to vaccinate Self and Baby (n = 491) | p value** | AOR (95%CI)*** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | |||
Age of Respondents in groups | ||||
< 30 years | 163 (97.6) | 4 (2.4) | < 0.001 | 5.7 (1.7–19.0) |
30–34 years | 104 (72.2) | 40 (27.8) | 0.7 ( 0.3–1.5) | |
≥ 35 years | 131 (72.8) | 49 (27.2) | 1 | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 363 (82.5) | 77 (17.5) | 0.017 | 1.5 (0.6–4.3) |
Single | 35 (68.6) | 16 (31.4) | 1 | |
Gender of child | ||||
Male | 198 (82.5) | 42 (17.5) | 0.426 | NA |
Female | 200 (79.7) | 51 (20.3) | ||
Educational attainment of Mother | ||||
Tertiary education | 281 (81.9) | 62 (18.1) | 0.456 | NA |
Secondary education and below | 117 (79.1) | 31 (20.9) | ||
Employment status of Mother | ||||
Unemployed | 39 (75.0) | 13 (25.0) | 0.451 | NA |
Self-employed | 140 (82.8) | 29 (17.2) | ||
Paid employment | 219 (81.1) | 51 (18.9) | ||
Socio-economic status | ||||
Low socio-economic class | 178 (68.2) | 83 (31.8) | < 0.001 | 0.2 (0.1- 0.5) |
High socio-economic class | 220 (95.7) | 10 (4.3) | 1 | |
Perceived susceptibility to malaria | ||||
Yes | 375 (94.2) | 23 (5.8) | < 0.001 | 26.9 (13.2–54.7) |
No | 23 (24.7) | 70 (75.3) | ||
Aware of someone that died from malaria | ||||
Yes | 117 (80.7) | 28 (19.3) | 0.892 | NA |
No | 281 (81.2) | 65 (18.8) | ||
Knowledge of malaria vaccination | ||||
Good | 232 (87.9) | 32 (12.1) | < 0.001 | 3.3 (1.6–6.8) |
Poor | 166 (73.1) | 61 (26.9) | ||