From: Socio-demographic determinants of childhood immunization incompletion in Koforidua, Ghana
Variable | Frequency (n = 280) | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
13–17 | 4 | 1.4 |
18–23 | 64 | 22.8 |
24–30 | 116 | 41.4 |
Above 30 | 96 | 34.2 |
Mean = 21.3 | SD = 2.12 | |
Age of child | ||
Less than 1 year | 86 | 31 |
1–2 years | 82 | 29 |
3–4 years | 112 | 40 |
Mean = 2.09 | SD = 1.11 | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 44 | 15.7 |
Married | 188 | 67.1 |
Divorce | 12 | 4.3 |
Widow | 4 | 1.4 |
Cohabiting | 32 | 11.4 |
Level of education | ||
Primary | 16 | 5.7 |
JHS | 32 | 11.4 |
Secondary | 76 | 27.1 |
Tertiary | 152 | 54.3 |
No formal education | 4 | 1.6 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 84 | 30.0 |
Working part-time | 84 | 30.0 |
Working full-time | 112 | 40.0 |
Level of income | ||
< 100 | 68 | 24.3 |
100–200 | 80 | 28.6 |
200–300 | 56 | 20.0 |
Above 300 | 76 | 27.1 |
Mean = 180 | SD = 1.43 | |
Religion | ||
Christian | 180 | 64.2 |
Muslim | 96 | 34.3 |
Traditionalist | 4 | 1.4 |