In rural Tanzania, babies whose dads didn't go to school are more likely to miss their DTP shots on time compared to babies whose dads finished primary school.

Scientific Claim

In rural Morogoro, Tanzania, infants whose fathers have no formal education are associated with a 36% higher risk of delayed or incomplete DTP3 vaccination compared to infants whose fathers completed primary school.

Original Statement

“In rural Morogoro, infants of fathers with no formal education had a 59% (95% CI: 36, 87%) and 36% (95% CI: 22, 52%) increased risk of delayed or not received DTP1 and DTP3 vaccination, respectively as compared to those whose fathers completed primary school.”

From study:Determinants of delayed or incomplete diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in parallel urban and rural birth cohorts of 30,956 infants in Tanzania

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The claim uses 'associated with' which correctly reflects the observational study's ability to show correlation without implying causation.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Determinants of delayed or incomplete diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in parallel urban and rural birth cohorts of 30,956 infants in Tanzania

Cohort Study

Human

2019 Feb 26

In rural Tanzania, babies whose dads didn’t go to school were 36% more likely to miss their important vaccines than babies whose dads finished primary school — and the study proved this with solid data.

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Determinants of delayed or incomplete diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in parallel urban and rural birth cohorts of 30,956 infants in Tanzania

Score: 66

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-3828-3

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