Table 3.

Women’s responses to knowledge-related questions about tetanus toxoid immunization in southern Ethiopia.

Variables	Response	Frequency(N)	Percent (%)
Tetanus toxoid vaccine	Vaccine given for Yellow fever	2	0.7
	Vaccine given for tetanus	308	93.6
	Vaccine given for polio	8	2.4
	Vaccine given for measles	11	3.3
The purpose of TT vaccine	To protect the mother & child	321	97.6
	To protect the child only	7	2.1
	To protect the mother only	1	0.3
The necessity of the vaccine for pregnant mother	Yes	325	98.8
	NO	4	1.2
Number of TT vaccine should be given	One	11	3.3
	Two	31	9.4
	Three	90	27.4
	Four	82	25
	Five	113	34.3
	Six	2	0.6
The minimum interval to take the second dose	Four weeks	296	90
	Six months	23	7
	One year	10	3
The minimum interval to take the fifth dose of TT	Four weeks	111	33.7
	Six months	116	35.3
	One year	102	31
Protection of single valid doses TT	For One year	237	72
	For three year	55	16.7
	For ten year	23	7
	Have no protection at all	14	4.3
The minim vaccine need to prevent tetanus	One dose	25	7.6
	Two doses	56	17
	Three doses	130	39.5
	Four doses	42	12.8
	Five doses	35	10.6
	Don’t know	41	12.5
To get lifelong protection	One dose	6	1.8
	Two doses	16	4.9
	Three doses	34	10.3
	Four doses	66	20.1
	Five doses	141	42.9
	Don’t know	66	20.1