Research Article
Tetanus Toxoid Immunization Status and Associated Factors among Mothers in Damboya Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone, SNNP, Ethiopia
Table 5
Independent predictors of the tetanus toxoid immunization status of mothers in Damboya Woreda, South Ethiopia, March 2017 (
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| | Variables | ≥2 TT injections, n (%) | <2 TT injections, n number (%) | AOR | 95% CI |
| | Age | | ≤20 years | 33 (29.2%) | 80 (70.8%) | 1 | | | 21–30 years | 392 (76.9%) | 118 (23.1%) | 4.61 | 2.26–9.41 | | ≥31 year | 182 (85%) | 32 (15%) | 9.69 | 4.11–22.84 |
| | Mother’s educational status | | No formal education | 207 (53.9%) | 177 (46.1%) | 1 | | | Elementary school | 334 (88.6%) | 43 (11.4%) | 3.42 | 2–5.86 | | Secondary and above | 66 (86.8%) | 10 (13.2%) | 1.95 | 0.75–5.1 |
| | Husband’s educational status | | No formal education | 333 (64.4%) | 184 (35.6%) | 1 | | | Elementary school | 227 (85.7%) | 38 (14.3%) | 1.84 | 1.03–3.28 | | Secondary and above | 47 (85.5%) | 8 (14.5%) | 4.13 | 1.07–5.07 |
| | Using modern family planning | | Yes | 467 (82.5%) | 99 (17.5%) | 5.16 | 3.09–8.59 | | No | 140 (51.7%) | 131 (48.3%) | 1 | |
| | Making a joint decision with the husband for health issues | | Yes | 526 (81.9%) | 116 (18.1%) | 4.25 | 2.45–7.32 | | No | 81 (41.5%) | 114 (58.5%) | 1 | |
| | Number of antenatal care visit | | 1 | 50 (38.8%) | 79 (61.2%) | 1 | | | 2–3 | 443 (82%) | 97 (18%) | 4.1 | 2.28–7.37 | | ≥4 | 103 (89.6%) | 12 (10.4%) | 10.09 | 3.63–28.1 |
| | Planned for last child pregnancy | | Yes | 568 (78.1%) | 159 (21.9%) | 0.07 | 0.94–3.85 | | No | 39 (35.5%) | 71 (64.5%) | 1 | |
| | Health extension package worker home visit | | Yes | 535 (87.1%) | 79 (12.9%) | 6.51 | 3.78–11.19 | | No | 72 (32.3%) | 151 (67.7%) | 1 | |
| | Time to reach the nearest health facility from home on foot | | <1 hour | 571 (74.4%) | 196 (25.6%) | 3.61 | 1.66–7.84 | | ≥1 hour | 36 (51.4%) | 34 (48.6%) | 1 | |
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