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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of determinants by study level

From: Multi-level determinants of failure to receive timely and complete measles vaccinations in Southwest China: a mixed methods study

Variable

Sample (n)

Percentage (%)

Household level (n = 1216)

 Child’s status

  NLBC

652

53.6

  LBC

564

46.4

 Ethnicity

  Han

330

27.1

  Zhuang

763

62.7

  Other

123

10.1

 Household registration status

  Registered

1137

93.5

  Unregistered

79

6.5

 Siblings

  Yes

857

70.5

  No

359

29.5

 Primary guardian’s age (years)

  ≤ 45

686

56.4

  ≥ 46

530

43.6

 Primary guardian’s education

  Primary school or below

597

49.1

  Junior high school

527

43.3

  Senior high school or above

92

7.6

 Primary guardian’s occupation

  Farmer

1165

95.8

  Non-farmer

51

4.2

 Annual per capita family income (CNY)

  < 4800

376

30.9

  4800–8000

477

39.2

  8000

363

29.9

 Measles vaccination status of child’s mother

  Vaccinated

355

29.2

  Non-vaccinated

861

70.8

 Annual average duration of time father is away from home (months)

  ≤ 6

593

48.8

  ≥ 7

623

51.2

 Annual average duration of time mother is away from home (months)

  ≤ 6

726

59.7

  ≥ 7

490

40.3

 Received a pre-vaccination physical examination from healthcare worker

  Yes

940

77.3

  No

276

22.7

 Received an explanation of vaccination side effects from healthcare worker

  Yes

873

71.8

  No

343

28.2

 Received post-vaccination advice from healthcare worker

  Yes

732

60.2

  No

484

39.8

 Primary guardian’s knowledge score on measles vaccination

  ≤ 8 (poor)

526

43.3

  ≥ 9 (good)

690

56.7

 Primary guardian’s perception of susceptibility to measles (score)

  ≤ 18 (poor)

705

58.0

  ≥ 19 (good)

511

42.0

 Primary guardian’s perception of severity in measles (score)

  ≤ 14 (poor)

713

58.6

  ≥ 15 (good)

503

41.4

 Primary guardian’s perception of benefit from measles vaccination (score)

  ≤ 15 (poor)

429

35.3

  ≥ 16 (good)

787

64.7

 Primary guardian’s perception of barriers to vaccination (score)

  ≤ 22 (weak)

717

59.0

  ≥ 23 (strong)

499

41.0

 Primary guardian’s perception of cues to action (score)

  ≤ 11 (few)

887

72.9

  ≥ 12 (sufficient)

329

27.1

 Primary guardian’s perception of self-efficacy (score)

  ≤ 12 (poor)

701

57.6

  ≥ 13 (good)

515

42.2

 Primary guardian’s practice towards measles vaccination (score)

  ≤ 12 (few)

631

51.9

  ≥ 13 (sufficient)

585

48.1

 Primary guardian’s satisfaction with vaccination service (score)

  ≤ 42 (low)

651

53.5

  ≥ 43 (high)

565

46.5

Village level (n = 120)

 Village doctor’s involvement in routine measles vaccination

  Yes

42

35.0

  No

78

65.0

 Travel-time to township hospital (minutes)

  ≤ 29

100

83.3

  ≥ 30

20

16.7

Township level (n = 20)

 Provision of a written appointment service

  Yes

7

35.0

  No

13

65.0

 Offering monthly vaccination notice sheet

  Yes

7

35.0

  No

13

65.0

 Number of monthly sessions for routine vaccination (days)

  ≤ 4

8

40.0

  ≥ 5

12

60.0

 Sessions uniformly distributed over a month

  Yes

10

50.0

  No

10

50.0

 Provision of vaccination service on local market day

  Yes

12

60.0

  No

8

40.0

 Full-time vaccination workgroup

  Established

4

20.0

  Unestablished

16

80.0

 Met the allocation standard for vaccination professionals

  Yes

6

30.0

  No

14

70.0

  1. NLBC non-left-behind child, LBC left-behind child