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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and children according to the health structure level

From: Immunization coverage and factors associated with incomplete vaccination in children aged 12 to 59 months in health structures in Lomé

Characteristics

Health structures (N = 797)

Total

Primary level

Secondary level

Tertiary level

n

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

Respondent

 Sex

  Female

321

93.8

197

97.1

238

94.4

756

94.9

  Male

21

6.2

6

2.9

14

5.6

41

5.1

 Relationship between respondent and child

  Mother

313

91.5

187

92.1

230

91.3

730

91.6

  Father

12

3.4

7

3.4

12

4.7

31

3.9

  Grand parents

5

1.5

5

2.5

7

2.8

17

2.1

  Tutor

2

0.6

1

0.5

0

3

0.4

  Brother/sister

3

0.9

0

0

3

0.4

  Other

7

2.1

3

1.5

3

1.2

13

1.6

 Education level of respondent

  No education

43

12.6

32

15.8

28

11.1

103

12.9

  Primary

93

27.2

50

24.6

51

20.2

194

24.3

  Secondary

162

47.3

89

43.8

112

44.4

363

45.5

  Higher

42

12.3

32

15.8

61

24.3

135

17.0

  MD

2

0.6

0

0

2

0.3

 Median age group

  < 30 years

206

60.2

99

48.8

132

52.4

437

54.8

  ≥ 30 years

128

37.5

103

50.7

120

47.6

351

44.1

  MD

8

2.3

1

0.5

0

9

1.1

 Marital status

  Never in union

48

14.0

21

10.4

14

5.6

83

10.4

  Married

262

76.6

182

89.6

230

91.3

674

84.5

  Other

32

9.4

0

8

3.1

40

5.1

 Occupation

  Not working

6

1.7

7

3.4

18

7.1

31

3.9

  Salaried employee

21

6.1

13

6.4

45

17.9

79

9.9

  Housewife

53

15.5

27

13.3

65

25.8

145

18.2

  Retailer (self employed)

122

35.7

79

39.0

47

18.6

248

31.1

  Other

140

41.0

77

37.9

77

30.6

294

36.9

Child

 Sex

  Male

157

45.9

115

56.6

140

55.6

412

51.7

  Female

185

54.1

88

43.4

112

44.4

385

48.3

 Age group (months)

  12–24

149

43.6

120

59.1

129

51.2

398

49.9

  24–36

98

28.6

46

22.7

70

27.8

214

26.9

  36–59

95

27.8

37

18.2

53

21.0

185

23.2

 Place of birth

  Public structure

266

77.8

161

79.3

205

81.3

632

79.3

  Private structure

71

20.8

37

18.2

46

18.3

154

19.3

  Home

1

0.3

3

1.5

0

4

0.5

  Other

4

1.1

2

1.0

1

0.4

7

0.9

  1. MD: missing data