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Table 1 Perception of respondents on the importance of child immunization by three independent samples of the survey

From: Demand-side determinants of timely vaccination of oral polio vaccine in social mobilization network areas of CORE Group polio project in Uttar Pradesh, India

Perception

Score (quintile)

Percentage♦ of mothers of children with:

Overall

(n = 583)

p value$

No OPV1 immunization

(n = 68)

OPV1/OPV2 immunization

(n = 261)

Timely OPV3 immunization

(n = 254)

Perceived core benefits of immunization

Lower quintile

48.8

32.2

28.5

33.2

0.030*

Middle quintile

29.2

26.9

41.7

32.6

 

Upper quintile

22.0

40.9

29.8

34.2

 

Perceived no harm in immunization and have trust in government initiatives

Lower quintile

28.2

37.3

34.9

35.2

0.200

Middle quintile

42.0

35.9

29.0

34.2

 

Upper quintile

29.8

26.8

36.1

30.6

 

Perceived other (non-heath) benefits of immunization

Lower quintile

55.4

34.7

29.4

35.6

0.045*

Middle quintile

19.6

33.0

33.7

31.4

 

Upper quintile

25.0

32.3

36.9

33.0

 

Perceived that educated/ aware parents go for immunization

Lower quintile

29.2

24.6

44.1

32.3

0.041*

Middle quintile

26.5

41.5

29.1

34.9

 

Upper quintile

44.3

33.9

26.9

32.8

 
  1. ♦Percentages are weighted by population size, adjusted for stratification, and clustering
  2. $p value based on chi-square test; *statistically significant at p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001