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Table 1 Summary distribution of children and proportion not fully immunized by determinants

From: Determinants of immunization inequality among urban poor children: evidence from Nairobi’s informal settlements

 

% of children

% not fully immunized

no. of children

Sex of the child

   

  Female

48.2

34.8

184

  Male

51.8

26.8

198

Child's birth order

   

  1

42.8

32.5

163

  2-3'

47.2

30.6

180

  4-5'

10.0

23.7

38

Mother's level of education

   

  No/primary incomplete

18.6

29.6

71

  Primary level

31.5

35.8

120

  Secondary plus

49.9

27.9

190

Ethnic group

   

  Kamba

20.9

31.3

80

  Kikuyu

19.9

32.9

76

  Luhya

27.2

31.7

104

  Luo

16.8

28.1

64

  Other

15.2

27.6

58

Main IGA of mother

   

  Business

19.6

32.0

75

  Informal

18.6

26.8

71

  Formal

5.8

22.7

22

  Unemployed

49.7

32.6

190

  Missing

6.3

29.2

24

Whether in union or not

   

  Married

85.1

30.5

325

  Never married

14.9

31.6

57

Mother’s age at birth of the child

   

  <20

17.0

32.3

65

  20-24

40.1

32.0

153

  25-34

38.2

28.8

146

  35+

4.7

27.8

18

Wealth index

   

  Poorest

27.4

36.9

103

  Poor

29.8

31.3

112

  Least poor

42.8

26.1

161