Table 2 Mothers/Caregiver’s knowledge and access on immunization and vaccine preventable diseases in Gondar city administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 301)
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Heard or seen about vaccination | ||
Yes | 284 | 94.4 |
No | 17 | 5.6 |
Source of information | ||
Community members | 38 | 12.6 |
Health workers at health facility | 261 | 86.7 |
Health extension workers | 192 | 63.8 |
Mass media/magazine | 88 | 29.2 |
Government | 11 | 3.7 |
Benefit of vaccinating a child | ||
Yes | 292 | 97.0 |
No | 9 | 3 |
Mention vaccine preventable diseases | ||
Measles | 260 | 86.4 |
Mumps | 230 | 76.4 |
Polio | 233 | 77.4 |
TT | 246 | 81.4 |
Hep.B | 43 | 14.3 |
Haemophilus influenza | 42 | 14.0 |
Diarrhea | 181 | 60.1 |
TB | 222 | 73.8 |
Pneumonia | 169 | 56.1 |
Pertussis | 202 | 67.1 |
Vaccination may cause health problem | ||
Yes | 18 | 6.0 |
No | 283 | 94.0 |
Age to begin vaccination | ||
Just after birth | 241 | 80.0 |
Four weeks after birth | 5 | 1.7 |
Six weeks after a birth | 55 | 18.3 |
Sessions needed for full vaccination | ||
One | 2 | 0.7 |
Two | 3 | 1 |
Three | 16 | 5.3 |
Four | 67 | 22.2 |
Five | 213 | 70.8 |
Age to complete vaccination | ||
6 months | 70 | 23.2 |
9 months | 220 | 73.0 |
12 months | 11 | 3.6 |
A nearby health facility with vaccination | ||
Yes | 298 | 99.0 |
No | 3 | 1.0 |
Type of health facility | ||
Health centre | 209 | 69.0 |
Hospital | 92 | 31.0 |
Transportation to health facility | ||
By walk | 172 | 57.1 |
By car | 129 | 42.9 |
How long does it take to health facility | ||
Less than 15 min | 136 | 45.2 |
15–30 min | 142 | 47.2 |
30 min–1 h | 23 | 7.6 |