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March 1, 2017BMJ OpenOpen Access

Maternal education, empowerment, economic status and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study

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Key result

Maternal lack of education linked to ~134% higher odds of children receiving no polio vaccination.

  • OR 2.34
  • 95% CI 1.05 to 5.18
  • P<0.01
  • n=6,982

Why the study?

Does maternal education and empowerment improve child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan?

Population

6,982 mothers in a reproductive age group in Pakistan providing information regarding polio vaccinations for…

Comparison

Maternal education and empowerment status vs Mothers with higher education and empowerment

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MKMuhammad Tahir KhanSZSidra ZaheerKSKashif Shafique

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Overview

Supports maternal education efforts in Pakistan; leaves open whether improving education causally increases polio vaccination uptake.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=6,982)

Structured PICO

Does maternal education and empowerment improve child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan?

P
Population
6,982 Pakistani mothers of reproductive age providing polio vaccination data for their children aged up to 5 years.
E
Exposure
Maternal education (no education, primary, secondary, higher) and empowerment status
C
Comparator
Mothers with higher education and empowerment
O
Outcome
Polio vaccination coverage among children aged up to 5 years (categorised as complete, incomplete, and no vaccination)

Main Result

Odds Ratio: 2.34 (95% CI 1.05–5.18)

p-value: p=<0.01

Maternal illiteracy and lack of empowerment are significantly associated with poorer uptake of routine childhood polio vaccination in Pakistan.

Cite This Study

Khan et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Childhood polio vaccination uptake (n=6,982). No maternal education vs. Maternal education was evaluated on No polio vaccination (OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.05 to 5.18, p=<0.01). Maternal lack of education was significantly associated with higher odds of children receiving no polio vaccination (OR 2.34; 95% CI 1.05-5.18; p<0.01).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa22eaff44a1a3ebd3b39a5https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013853
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