Factors associated with malaria vaccine uptake in Nsanje district, Malawi

Malaria Journal

Table 7 Predictors of malaria vaccine uptake among children aged 24–36 months in Nsanje district, 2023

	OR	95% CI	P value	aOR	95% CI	P value
Education level	1.77	1.35–2.32	< 0.001	1.49	1.01–2.14	0.03
No education	1			1
Primary	0.64	0.37–1.13	0.125	0.46	0.21–1.01	0.052
Secondary and above	2.43	1.43–4.12	0.001	1.73	0.83–3.57	0.141
Antenatal clinic visit	1.89	1.18–3.02	0.008	1.70	0.96–3.02	0.069
1 to 3	1			1
4 and above	1.89	1.18–3.02	0.008	1.66	0.93–2.99	0.087
Distance to vaccination point	0.26	0.17–0.40	< 0.001	0.24	0.14–0.43	< 0.001
Less than 30 min	1			1
More than 30 min	0.26	0.17–0.40	< 0.001	0.23	0.13–0.42	< 0.001
Attended vaccination site and failed to vaccinate a child	2.66	1.65–4.28	< 0.001	4.65	2.21–9.78	< 0.001
No	1			1
Yes	2.66	1.65–4.28	< 0.001	4.81	2.28–10.15	< 0.001
Mode of transport to vaccination point	1.67	1.23–2.27	0.001	2.06	1.36–3.13	0.001
Walking	1			1
Commercial (motorbike/bike)	1.62	0.10–26.12	0.734	2.37	0.10–56.64	0.595
Personal vehicle(car/bike/motorbike)	2.79	1.50–5.18	0.001	3.86	1.64–9.13	0.002
Ever heard of malaria vaccine	4.47	1.29–15.41	0.018	22.17	2.25–218.27	0.008
No	1
Yes	4.47	1.29–15.41	0.018	26.56	2.64–266.97	0.005
Experience with side effects following immunization	0.36	0.24–0.54	< 0.001	0.23	0.13–0.40	< 0.001
No	1
Yes	0.36	0.24–0.54	< 0.001	0.23	0.13–0.41	< 0.001

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