Saliu Balogun|Hakeem Abiola Yusuff|Kehinde Quasim Yusuf|Abdullah M. Al-Shenqiti|Mariam Balogun|Prudence Tettey
Maternal education and child immunization: the mediating roles of maternal literacy and socioeconomic status
Menzies School of Health Research|University of Tasmania|Federal University of Agriculture|Taibah University|Taibah University|Menzies School of Health Research|University of Tasmania
previous studies nigeria documented significant association maternal education child immunization however little known pathway maternal education improves immunization uptake study aims examine whether maternal literacy socioeconomic status mediates relationship maternal education complete immunization coverage childrennationally representative data first wave nigeria general household surveypanel used includes 661 children aged one year regression analyses used model association maternal education childs immunization uptake examined whether maternal literacy household economic status mediates associationof 661 children 40 complete immunization prevalence ratio pr complete immunization children whose mothers educated versus whose mothers educated 144 95 ci 116177 maternal literacy substantially reduced estimated association maternal education complete immunization 90 whereas household economic status reduced estimates 27these findings suggest complete immunization higher children whose mothers educated partly maternal education leads acquisition literacy skills better healthseeking behavior improves immunization uptake children socioeconomic status alternative pathway less substantial indirect effect