The Impact of Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics on the Uptake of Full Childhood Vaccinations

The objective of the study was to identify the maternal sociodemographic factors that are associated with child immunization uptake in Pakistan. The study was conducted in multiple settings, including the Department of Pediatrics in Pakistan and Bangladesh, from October 2024 to February 2025. Data was collected from demographic and socioeconomic data, children's anthropometric measurements, medical care received, and immunization status. The outcome variable was the number of mothers who had immunized their children in accordance with Pakistan's national vaccination schedule during the previous 23 months. Predictor factors included maternal age, educational attainment, occupation status, and decision-making autonomy, and media access, number of living children, place of delivery, birth rank, and gender. The study used SPSS version 23.0 and Pearson χ2 test to examine the proportional differences between independent factors and vaccination uptake. The research results found that women aged 19-30 were more likely to vaccinate their children, with 39.4% having access to media. Factors such as job and education level influenced vaccination uptake. Positive vaccination uptake was also influenced by age, educational attainment, media availability, institutional delivery, and having fewer children in the southern region of Pakistan. It is concluded that full vaccination uptake in Pakistan is poor, than other developing countries.