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Table 2 Individual and household characteristics of women with vaccination cards (n = 2460)

From: Validity of parental recalls to estimate vaccination coverage: evidence from Tanzania

Characteristics

Description

Mean [SD]

Mean in %

Individual-level

 Child age

Mean child age (0–11) months

8.1 [2.9]

 

 Maternal age

Mean maternal age (15–49) years

26.3 [6.6]

 

 Marital status

Married women

 

67.5

 Health insurance status

Insured women

 

8.2

 Religion

Muslim women

 

76.3

 Education

Women with no education

 

19.7

 Occupation

Women doing farming activities

 

50.1

 Parity

Mean number of births

2.6 [1.7]

 

Household-level

 Place of residence

Household in rural district

 

82.4

 Place of residence

Household in Pwani region

 

47.5

 Wealth quintile 1

Poorest household

 

21.2

 Wealth quintile 2

Poor household

 

19.4

 Wealth quintile 3

Middle wealth household

 

19.7

 Wealth quintile 4

Least poor household

 

19.6

 Wealth quintile 5

Least poorest household

 

20.1

  1. Notes: SD Standard Deviation; all variables presented with percentage mean are dummy variables