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