Research Article
Associated Factors for Dropout of First Vs Third Doses of Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (DPT) Vaccination in Nepal
Table 2
Cross tabulation between external environment and DPT1 Vs DPT3 dropout.
| | Characteristics | No dropout | Dropout | χ 2 value | value |
| | Ecological zone | | | | | | Mountain | 165 (83.8%) | 32 (16.2%) | 27.667 | 0.000 | | Hill | 972 (88.6%) | 125 (11.4%) | | Terai | 1293 (81.1%) | 302 (18.9%) |
| | Place of residence | | | | | | Urban | 1302 (83.9%) | 250 (16.1%) | 0.116 | 0.734 | | Rural | 1127 (84.4%) | 209 (15.6%) | | |
| | Provinces | | | | | | Province 1 | 416 (85.6%) | 70 (14.4%) | 32.310 | 0.000 | | Province 2 | 596 (78.0%) | 168 (22.0%) | | Province 3 | 376 (84.9%) | 67 (15.1%) | | Province 4 | 212 (89.6%) | 25 (10.5%) | | Province 5 | 458 (86.6%) | 71 (13.4%) | | Province 6 | 161 (84.7%) | 29 (15.3%) | | Province 7 | 210 (87.9%) | 29 (12.1%) |
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