Open AccessMother’s Media Use and Children’s Vaccination Status in Indonesia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Putri Bungsu Machmud,
Saskia Glasauer,
Dwi Gayatri,
Rafael Mikolajczyk
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
global pediatric health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2333-794X
DOI - 10.1177/2333794x221092740
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , cross sectional study , confidence interval , vaccination , multinomial logistic regression , logistic regression , demography , odds , media use , pediatrics , immunology , social psychology , psychology , pathology , sociology , machine learning , computer science
Exposing appropriate information to mothers is a key factor for children’s immunization status. This study aims to assess the influence of mothers’ media use on their children’s vaccination status in Indonesia, using the 2017 Indonesia Demographic Health Survey data. A multilevel multinomial logistic regression model was employed. Mothers who used media irregularly and regularly had higher odds of having partially vaccinated children (vs unvaccinated) than mothers who never used media with adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.74; 95% Confidence interval (95% CI): 1.06-2.85 and aOR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.02-2.16, respectively. Furthermore, they had higher odds of having a fully vaccinated child (vs unvaccinated) (aOR: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.12-3.08 for irregular media use and aOR: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.64-3.53 for regular media use vs. no media use). Our findings suggest that mothers’ media use could positively affect their children’s vaccination status by increasing mothers’ knowledge about children’s vaccination.