Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Health Behavior of Women and Immunization Status of Children in Nigeri

Women’s health behavior is a major barrier to the immunization status of children in Nigeria. Despite the intervention and progress over the years on childhood immunization in Nigeria four out of five children still do not see their fifth birthday due to preventable diseases. Women’s health behavior has been recognized as a major barrier to the immunization status of children in Nigeria. The purpose of this study is to examine the Socio-economic factors influencing the health behavior of women and immunization status of children in Nigeria. Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) that included the women 15-49 years. The result of the analysis shows that 69.5% of the respondents have ever had vaccination. This study revealed that mothers’ level of education, type of occupation, place of residence, wealth quintile, religion and region were significantly associated with health behavior of women (p-value = 0.000). Region, residence, level of education varied significantly by respondents’ check-up after delivery (pvalue = 0.000), respondent checked health status before delivery (p-value= 0.000), and number of antenatal visits during pregnancy (p-value = 0.000). Future policy geared to increase immunization coverage will have to consider these factor