Research Article
Determinants of Noncompletion of the Third Dose of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine in Pregnant Women in Dschang Health District, Cameroon
Table 2
Knowledge of participants on tetanus according to the number of doses of TTV.
| Variables | Number of doses of TTV | OR (95% CI) | value | <three doses | ≥three doses | Total | N = 172 | | N = 208 | | N = 380 | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Have you ever heard of tetanus? | | | | | | | | 0.271 | No | 1 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | — | | Yes | 171 | 99.42 | 208 | 100 | 379 | 99.7 | 1 | |
| Awareness of the existence of TTV | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | No | 14 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.7 | 3.37 (1.88–5.69) | | Yes | 158 | 91.86 | 208 | 100 | 366 | 96.3 | 1 | |
| Vaccinated against tetanus? | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | No | 17 | 9.88 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.5 | — | | Yes | 155 | 99 .11 | 208 | 100 | 363 | 95.5 | 1 | |
| Knowledge of the recommended doses for definite protections | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | No | 114 | 66.28 | 70 | 33.65 | 184 | 48.7 | 3,87(2.52–5.94) | | Yes | 57 | 33.72 | 137 | 66.34 | 194 | 51.3 | 1 | |
| Information on TT3 during antenatal consultations | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | No | 124 | 58.18 | 186 | 41.87 | 310 | 81.57 | 3.37 (1.88–5.69) | | Yes | 50 | 29.44 | 20 | 30.55 | 70 | 18.43 | 1 | |
| Postnatal consultation | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | No | 132 | 70.96 | 54 | 29.03 | 186 | 48.94 | 9.43 (5.37–15.0) | | Yes | 40 | 20.61 | 154 | 79.38 | 194 | 51.05 | 1 | |
| Who accompanies the baby for vaccination? | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Someone else | 120 | 69,8 | 194 | 93,3 | 314 | 82.6 | 17.76 (6.9–645.7) | | me | 52 | 30,2 | 14 | 6,7 | 66 | 17.4 | 1 | |
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