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Table 3 Multilevel logistic mixed models results for predictors on the full vaccine coverage of children in Malawi

From: Regional inequality and vaccine uptake: a multilevel analysis of the 2007 Welfare Monitoring Survey in Malawi

Factors

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

Fixed effects:

Child factors

Gender

Male

1.0

-

-

-

-

Female

1.01(0.94-1.09)

-

-

-

-

Childs year of birth

2002

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2003

0.87(0.73-1.06)

0.88(0.73-1.07)

0.87(0.72-1.06)

0.83(0.67-1.03)

0.83(0.67-1.03)

2004

0.98(0.81-1.17)

0.98(0.81-1.19)

0.99(0.82-1.21)

0.98(0.79-1.22)

0.98(0.80-1.22)

2005

0.83(0.69-1.00)

0.83(0.69-1.01)

0.82(0.68-1.01)

0.81(0.65-1.00)

0.81(0.66-1.00)

2006

0.64(0.53-0.78)***

0.66(0.54-0.87)***

0.66(0.54-0.80)***

0.64(0.52-0.79)***

0.64(0.52-0.79)***

Maternal factors

Mothers marital status

Single

-

1.0

-

-

-

Married

-

0.94(0.75-1.19)

-

-

-

Divorced

-

0.99(0.74-1.33)

-

-

-

Separated

-

0.89(0.67-1.18)

-

-

-

Widowed

-

0.95(0.68-1.32)

-

-

-

Mother ever attended school?

Yes

-

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

No

-

1.12(0.99-1.25)

1.10(0.98-1.25)

1.09(0.95-1.25)

1.09(0.96-1.25)

Can mother read and write a simple sentence in any language?

Yes

-

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

No

-

0.81(0.72-0.89)***

0.88(0.78-0.99)*

0.88(0.77-0.99)*

0.88(0.77-0.99)*

House-hold factors

Estimated annual household consumption per capital

Lowest quintile

-

-

1.0

1.0

1.0

2

-

-

1.05(0.94-1.17)

1.05(0.94-1.19)

1.06(0.94-1.19)

3

-

-

1.19(1.06-1.34)**

1.12(0.99-1.28)

1.12(0.99-1.26)

4

-

-

1.19(1.06-1.36)**

1.13(0.99-1.24)

1.13(0.99-1.29)

Highest quintile

-

-

1.15(0.99-1.34)

1.05(0.90-1.23)

1.05(0.90-1.23)

Water source

Safe

-

-

1.0

1.0

1.0

Unsafe

-

-

0.78(0.71-0.85)***

0.81(0.73-0.91)***

0.81(0.73-0.90)***

Toilet facility

Improved pit latrine

-

-

1.0

1.0

1.0

Pit Latrine

-

-

0.85(0.71-1.01)

0.92(0.77-1.11)

0.92(0.77-1.08)

None

-

-

0.61(0.49-0.75)**

0.73(0.58-0.92)**

0.73(0.58-0.92)**

Health care

Where was the child delivered?

Hospital/maternity clinic

-

-

 

1.0

1.0

Health clinic

-

-

 

0.94(0.82-1.07)

0.94(0.82-1.07)

Health centre

-

-

 

0.75(0.67-0.84)***

0.75(0.67-0.88)***

Health post

-

-

 

0.62(0.45-0.85)**

0.62(0.45-0.85)**

At home

-

-

 

0.92(0.72-1.17)

0.92(0.72-1.18)

Who assisted the delivery of the child?

Doctor/clinical officer

-

-

 

1.0

1.0

Midwife/nurse

-

-

 

1.32(1.16-1.50)***

1.31(1.15-1.50)***

Trained t.b.a.

-

-

 

1.04(0.80-1.35)

1.04(0.80-1.35)

Self

-

-

 

0.66(0.47-0.94)*

0.66(0.47-0.94)*

Minutes to walk to the nearest health clinic or hospital

0-30

-

-

-

1.0

1.0

31-59

-

-

-

1.09(0.95-1.18)

1.09(0.95-1.18)

60+

-

-

-

0.99(0.88-1.13)

0.99(0.87-1.13)

Trust to hospital staffs

All

-

-

-

1.0

1.0

Most

-

-

-

1.06(0.96-1.18)

1.07(0.96-1.18)

Some

-

-

-

1.05(0.94-1.18)

1.05(0.94-1.18)

Few

   

0.96(0.82-1.11)

0.96(0.83-1.12)

None

-

-

-

1.00(0.77-1.31)

1.00(0.77-1.31)

Regional Factors

Delivery attended by Health personnel (%)

-

-

-

-

0.98(0.95-1.01)

Permanent dwelling (%)

-

-

-

-

1.01(0.97-1.04)

Log likelihood

−8877.4

−8688.1

−8175.6

−7129.3

−7122.6

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; OR= adjusted odds ratio; CI= confidence interval.