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Table 2 Agreement of respondents on attributes of child immunization and place of delivery 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

Agreement level

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)

Positive attributes/benefits of child immunization and it is essentials these days (in polluted environment/ contaminated eatables & water)

Strongly disagree/ Disagree

46.9

30.7

10.1

25.4

0.030*

Neither agree nor disagree

34.2

41.7

38.1

39.4

 

Strongly agree/ Agree

18.9

27.6

51.8

35.2

 

Negative attributes/ no benefit of child immunization

Strongly disagree/ Disagree

76.7

86.1

81.4

83.1

0.379

Neither agree nor disagree

17.3

10.8

15.0

13.2

 

Strongly agree/ Agree

6.0

3.1

3.6

3.7

 

Positive attributes of hospital delivery and child immunization is discussed among friends

Strongly disagree/ Disagree

30.1

11.1

11.8

14.0

0.134

Neither agree nor disagree

30.5

29.7

28.9

29.5

 

Strongly agree/ Agree

39.4

59.2

59.3

56.5

 

Child immunization is meant for educated/moving/progressive families

Strongly disagree/ Disagree

27.4

27.3

33.7

29.7

0.446

Neither agree nor disagree

43.8

30.7

30.3

32.4

 

Strongly agree/ Agree

28.8

41.9

36.0

37.9

 

Gender selective immunization

Strongly disagree/ Disagree

89.8

92.9

93.8

92.8

0.016*

Neither agree nor disagree

6.9

5.9

1.6

4.5

 

Strongly agree/ Agree

3.4

1.2

4.6

2.7

 
  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