Nationwide Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan: Current Situation, Reasons, and Predictors of Vaccination
Table 3
Sociodemographic characteristics of the caregivers/children and their association with the outcome measure “vaccination delay”† (N = 568).
%‡(n)
value§
Caregiver characteristics
Age (year) (median ± IQR)¶
30 ± 8
0.217, ‖
Gender/caregiver††
Female
97.4% (553)
0.097
Male
2.6% (15)
Monthly income††
≤ 500 JD (∼700 $)
66.9% (380)
0.217
> 500 JD (∼700 $)
33.1% (188)
Working in the medical field††
Yes
12.1% (69)
0.51
No
87.9% (499)
Marital status††
Married
99.1% (563)
0.795
Others (divorced or widow(er))
0.9% (5)
Relationship to the child††
Mother
95.6% (543)
0.288
Father or others (grandmother, aunt, or uncle)
4.4% (25)
Medical insurance††
Insured
83.3% (473)
0.65
Not insured
16.7% (95)
Self-described health status††
Excellent, very good, or good
97.9% (556)
0.5
Weak or very weak
2.1% (12)
Level of education††
B.Sc. or higher
57.2% (325)
0.26
College or less
42.8% (243)
Employment status††
Full time or part time
29.0% (165)
0.311
Unemployed
71.0% (403)
Number of children††
≤3
72.2% (410)
0.066
>3
27.8% (158)
Site of vaccination††
Public health center only
89.3% (507)
0.434
Private clinic only
1% (6)
Public health center and private clinic
0.9% (5)
UNRWA
8.8% (50)
Child characteristics
Age (month)††
<12
46.1% (262)
<0.001
≥12
53.9% (306)
Gender††
Female
46.1% (262)
0.145
Male
53.9% (306)
Health status††
Excellent, very good, or good
94.7% (538)
0.017
Weak or very weak
5.3% (30)
Presence of chronic diseases††
Yes
20.6% (117)
<0.001
No
79.4% (451)
IQR: interquartile range; JD: Jordanian dinar. †Delayed vaccination is defined as vaccination that was administered after one month or more of the recommended vaccination age besides those that were delayed and had not yet been administered by the time of the interview. ‡Valid percent (N = 568).§, value <0.05 indicates a significant association of the covariate with the outcome measure of “vaccination delay.” ¶Eta test. ‖Eta coefficient: 0.2–0.39: weak association; 0.4–0.69: medium association; 0.7–1.0: strong association. ††Pearson’s chi-square test.
