Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in the Dominican Republic: Results of an Operational Investigation

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants: Dominican Republic, October 2012.

Characteristic	Participants (); number (%)
Parents or guardians
Sex
Female	1431 (95.4)
Geographic area
Urban	1221 (81.4)
Rural	279 (18.6)
Age
15–24	688 (45.9)
25–34	576 (38.4)
35–49	185 (12.3)
>50	51 (3.4)
Relation to child
Mother/father	1341 (89.4)
Grandparent	92 (6.1)
Aunt/uncle	40 (2.7)
Other	27 (1.8)
Education
Less than primary	413 (27.5)
Primary only	111 (7.4)
Secondary incomplete	381 (25.4)
Secondary or more	595 (39.7)
Marital Status
Single	211 (14.1)
Married	231 (15.4)
Civil union	944 (62.9)
Separated/divorced	105 (7.0)
Widowed	9 (0.6)
Occupation
Housewife	1050 (70.0)
Employee/laborer	257 (17.1)
Student	75 (5.0)
Other	118 (7.9)
Reason for visiting health center
Child's sickness	754 (50.3)
Vaccination	363 (24.2)
Caregiver's consultation	243 (16.2)
Child's wellness visit	57 (3.8)
Other	83 (5.5)
Children in study
Sex
Female	744 (49.6)
Male	756 (50.4)
Age
<2 months	151 (10.1)
2-3 months	117 (7.8)
4-5 months	117 (7.8)
6–11 months	255 (17.0)
1-2 years	370 (24.7)
3-4 years	490 (32.7)