A childhood immunization education program for parents delivered during late pregnancy and one-month postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Table 4 Comparison between groups for parental discussion regarding vaccinations, decision-making, and seeking a pediatrician for vaccinations

Outcome	Range	Intervention (n = 87)	Control (n = 84)	P-value
Parental discussion regarding vaccinations,^b mean (standard deviation)	1–4^c	1.5 (0.6)	1.6 (0.7)	0.672
Decision-making regarding vaccinations,^a n (%)
Who decided whether your child should receive vaccinations?				0.043^*
Father and mother		59 (68%)	44 (52%)
Mother		28 (32%)	40 (48%)
Seeking a pediatrician for vaccinations,^a n (%)
I have already sought a pediatrician for vaccinations		78 (90%)	68 (81%)	0.469
I have not yet sought a pediatrician for vaccinations		0 (0%)	1 (1%)
I need not seek a pediatrician for vaccinations		9 (10%)	15 (18%)

^*p < 0.05
^aFisher’s exact test
^bMann-Whitney U test
^cLower scores indicate that the mother engaged in a greater degree of discussion with the child’s father regarding their child’s vaccinations

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