TABLE 5. Multivariate Logistic Regression Model Showing Predictors of Receipt of Immunization Services For Households With Children 0–2 Years, Bhojpur District, Bihar State, India (N = 1,199)
OR95% CIP
Education and experience
ASHAs who completed class 10+0.9290.694–1.244.62
AWWs who completed class 11+1.0400.769–1.408.80
ASHAs who have 6+ years of experience0.8530.636–1.144.29
AWWs who have 11+ years of experience1.1200.786–1.595.53
Monetary incentives
AWWs who have ever received immunization incentives1.5521.019–2.363.04
AWWs who have ever received training incentives0.9670.719–1.301.83
AWWs who have experienced frequent delays in payments for immunizations0.9990.743–1.3441.00
Primary reason for working is income generation, ASHAs0.7660.538–1.091.14
Primary reason for working is income generation, AWWs1.2660.936–1.711.13
Worker effort and organization
AWWs who have held a designated immunization day1.1190.764–1.641.56
AWWs who have held a VHND1.0780.695–1.670.74
ASHAs who keep children's immunization registry0.8600.538–1.373.53
AWWs who keep children's immunization registry0.7420.329–1.673.47
ASHAs who attended 6+ meetings in past 6 months0.9360.663–1.322.71
Supervision, training, and knowledge
ASHAs who know who their supervisor is0.9990.746–1.3381.00
AWWs who know who their supervisor is0.9060.501–1.640.75
Household and village variables
ASHAs and household head of same caste 1.863 1.048–3.312 .03
AWWs and household head of same caste 0.445 0.217–0.913 .03
Household heads who have completed class 7+ 1.385 1.052–1.823 .02
Household socioeconomic status index1.0430.944–1.153.41
Village population (1,000s) 0.885 0.816–0.959 <.001
  • Abbreviations: ASHAs, Accredited Social Health Activists; AWWs, Anganwadi workers; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; VHND, Village Health and Nutrition Day.

  • Variables shown in italics are statistically significant at P < .10.