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Table 1 Barriers to immunisation services by public and private immunisation facilities (Cluster adjusted)

From: Urban settings do not ensure access to services: findings from the immunisation programme in Kampala Uganda

Varriable

Proportion of total

Immunisation facility

Unadjusted

Adjusted

 

% (95% CI)

Public n (%)

Private n (%)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Distance to the immunisation facility

    

<2 km

76 (73–79)

399 (73)

197 (79)

0.73 (0.39-1.34)

 

>2 km

24 (21–27)

145 (27)

52 (21)

1

 

Household wealth index

     

Top quintile, Least poor

20 (17–23)

93 (17)

64 (27)

1

1

4th quintile

20 (17–23)

122 (22)

38 (19)

2.21 (1.51-3.22)

1.49 (0.77-2.81)

3rd quintile

19 (16–22)

102 (19)

47 (20)

1.49 (0.57-3.88)

2.11 (0.96-4.65)

2nd quintile

21 (18–24)

112 (21)

50 (21)

1.56 (0.74-3.29)

1.35 (0.59-3.11)

Bottom quintile, poorest

20 (17–23)

116 (21)

42 (17)

1.89 (0.93-3.86)

2.81 (1.58-5.00)

Place of delivery

     

Hospital

63 (60–67)

376 (68)

134 (54)

1

1

Health centre

30 (26–33)

138 (25)

100 (40)

0.49 (0.35-0.68)

0.64 (0.27-1.49)

Home

7 (4–9)

40 (7)

16 (6)

0.88 (0.45-1.72)

0.74 (0.19-2.89)

Duration participants are willing to wait for services

   

<1 hour

43 (39–46)

236 (43)

101 (40)

1

 

1-3 hours

24 (21–27)

130 (23)

65 (26)

0.86 (0.48-1.54)

 

>3 hours

33 (30–37)

188 (34)

84 (34)

0.97 (0.50-1.85)

 

Has ever missed an immunisation appointment

    

Yes

44 (41–47)

234 (42)

119 (48)

1

 

No

56 (53–59)

321 (58)

131 (52)

1.38 (0.69-2.75)

 

Reason for missing appointment

     

Caretaker related

73 (68–78)

164 (70)

90 (77)

1

 

Child related

27 (22–32)

69 (30)

27 (23)

1.42 (0.81-2.47)

 

Developed abscess after immunisation

    

Yes

6 (4–8)

36 (7)

17 (7)

1

 

No

94 (92–96)

519 (93)

233 (93)

1.06 (0.52-2.21)

 

Developed fever after immunisation

    

Yes

43 (40–47)

214 (39)

138 (55)

1

1

No

57 (53–60)

341 (61)

112 (45)

1.96 (1.37-2.79)

1.08 (0.49-2.38)

Sought care after child developed fever

    

Yes

89 (86–92)

189 (88)

125 (91)

1

1

No

11 (8–14)

25 (12)

13 (9)

1.25 (0.64-2.43)

1.31 (0.75-2.29)

Would be hindered if health worker were rude

    

Yes

25 (22–28)

138 (25)

63 (25)

0.97 (0.62-1.53)

 

No

75 (72–78)

416 (75)

185 (75)

1

 

Do you incur costs for immunisation

    

Yes

62 (59–65)

324 (58)

176 (70)

1

1

No

38 (35–41)

231 (42)

74 (30)

1.69 (1.02-2.82)

0.60 (0.37-1.00)

Do you incur transport costs while seeking immunisation services

  

Yes

45 (41–48)

262 (47)

101 (40)

1.32 (0.83-2.08)

 

No

55 (52–59)

293 (53)

149 (60)

1

 

Transport costs would hinder seeking immunisation services

   

Yes

30 (26–33)

164 (30)

74 (30)

1.01 (0.63-1.60)

 

No

70 (67–74)

391 (70)

176 (70)

1

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