Research Article
Vaccination Coverage for Infants: Cross-Sectional Studies in Two Regions of Belgium
Table 1
Main characteristics of the two sampled (Wallonia and Brussels) children and their mothers (
, %).
| Characteristics | Wallonia | Brussels | | % | | % |
| Mother’s age | | | | | 16–30 | 249 | 49.1 | 191 | 35.9 | 30 | 258 | 50.9 | 341 | 64.1 | Mother’s educational level | | | | | Maximum secondary level | 293 | 57.8 | 296 | 56.1 | Higher than secondary level | 214 | 42.2 | 233 | 43.9 | Parity | | | | | 1 | 221 | 42.8 | 215 | 40.2 | 2 | 171 | 33.1 | 169 | 31.6 | 3 | 82 | 15.9 | 98 | 18.3 | 3 | 42 | 8.2 | 53 | 9.9 | MCH consultation | | | | | Yes | 278 | 53.8 | 340 | 63.4 | No | 239 | 46.2 | 196 | 36.6 | Attendance at day-care | | | | | Yes | 293 | 56.7 | 231 | 43.1 | No | 224 | 43.3 | 305 | 56.9 | Mother’s birth nationality | | | | | Belgian | 372 | 72.1 | 127 | 23.6 | Other | 144 | 27.9 | 410 | 76.4 | Mother’s employment situation | | | | | Full time salaried | 135 | 27.2 | 118 | 22.3 | Part-time salaried | 130 | 26.2 | 86 | 16.2 | Self-employed | 28 | 5.6 | 20 | 3.8 | Unemployed | 133 | 26.8 | 159 | 30.0 | Maternal leave | 19 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.4 | Without a replacement income | 52 | 10.5 | 129 | 24.3 | Gender | | | | | Male | 267 | 51.6 | 278 | 51.7 | Female | 250 | 48.4 | 260 | 48.3 |
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