Table 2

Meta-regression analysis results

Explanatory variablesThe C for child vaccination
Univariate meta-regressionMultivariate meta-regression
CoefficientP valuesAdjusted R2 (%)CoefficientP values
Gini index−0.299
(−0.778 to 0.18)
0.2151.640.153
(−0.326 to 0.631)
0.523
The C for mother’s educational level (year)0.361
(0.091 to 0.63)
0.0112.950.19
(−0.074 to 0.453)
0.154
The C for mother’s age at birth—less than 190.078
(−0.377 to 0.534)
0.731−1.520.231
(−0.194 to 0.656)
0.279
The C for number of children (less than 5 years old) 3 and above0.129
(−0.306 to 0.564)
0.553−2.210.3
(−0.157 to 0.757)
0.192
The C for antenatal care coverage (at least four visits)0.505
(0.248 to 0.762)
0.00026.060.606
(0.301 to 0.911)
0.000
Adjusted R2 (%)33.72
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  • 95% CIs in parentheses.