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Table 1 Sample distribution of church members by their socio-demographic characteristics.

From: Determinants of parents' reticence toward vaccination in urban areas in Benin (West Africa)

 

Reticent

Non-reticent

 

Parakou (n = 30)

Cotonou (n = 26)

Parakou (n = 30)

Cotonou (n = 30)

Demographic

    

Average age

30.0 ± 7.4*

38.2 ± 10.8

34.1 ± 10.5

31.4 ± 7.0

Males

16 (53%)

15 (57%)

16 (52%)

14 (47%)

   Education

    

   0 years

17 (57%)

14 (54%)

10 (33%)

7 (23%)

   1-4 years

10 (33%)

11 (42%)

5 (17%)

3 (10%)

   ≥ 5 years

3 (10%)

1 (04%)

15 (50%)

20 (67%)

Ethnicity

    

   Lokpa

15 (50%)

1 (3%)

-

-

   Fon

8 (27%)

14 (54%)

20 (66%)

22 (73%)

   Goun

24 (80%)

9 (34%)

6 (20%)

8 (26%)

   Others

4 (14%)

2 (8%)

4 (14%)

1 (4%)

Churches (religions)

    

   Apostolic (Batingue, Truth, etc.)

14 (47%)

9 (30%)

3 (10%)

1 (3%)

   Evangelical

9 (30%)

10 (38%)

9 (30%)

4 (12%)

   Celestial Christian

3 (10%)

1 (3%)

3 (10%)

8 (26%)

   Renaissance d'homme (Union Revival Church)

4 (14%)

7 (27%)

4 (13%)

15 (50%)

   Church of the Redeemed

-

-

10 (33%)

2 (7%)

  1. * Average age with chi-square.