Feasibility of implementing a cellphone-based reminder/recall strategy to improve childhood routine immunization in a low-resource setting: a descriptive report

Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of participating children between study groups

Variables	Study groups
	Reminder/recall Intervention		Control (usual care)		χ²	p value
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Gender					4.751	0.033
Male	130	44.1	159	53
Female	165	55.9	141	47
Family Type					3.276	0.227^a
Monogamy	280	94.9	276	92
Polygamy	11	3.7	21	7.0
Single mother	4	1.4	3	1.0
Birth Order					1.374	0.503
1	98	33.2	97	32.3
2–3	157	53.2	152	50.7
≥ 4	40	13.6	51	17.0
Family Religion					13.129	<0.001
Christianity	212	71.9	173	57.7
Islam	83	28.1	127	42.3
Maternal Education					9.877	0.007
Below secondary	19	6.5	39	13
Secondary	165	55.9	138	46
Post-secondary	111	37.6	123	41
Mother’s Employment Status					8.761	0.067
Unemployed	37	12.5	22	7.3
Petty trading	130	44.1	163	54.3
Artisan	82	27.8	73	24.3
Civil servant	39	13.2	33	11
Others	7	2.4	9	3.0
Place of Delivery					9.456	0.024
Public health facility	72	24.4	63	21
Private health facility	100	38.9	138	46
Mission/TBAs	104	35.3	86	28.7
Home	19	6.4	13	4.3

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