Table 3.
Factors inhibiting vaccination by coverage area: 10 departments of Guatemala, May 2011
|
Factors inhibiting vaccination (% of participants agreeing with statement) |
Total (n = 1194) no. (%) |
Department type |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-coverage (n = 632) no. (%) | High-coverage (n = 562) no. (%) | Chi-square (p value) a | ||
|
Structural
|
|
|
|
|
| I have been denied service due to the lack of vaccine |
78 (6.5) |
46 (7.3) |
32 (5.7) |
0.269 |
| I have been denied service due to the lack of medical personnel or attention |
39 (3.3) |
22 (3.5) |
17 (3.0) |
0.780 |
| I live >3 km from a vaccination site |
323 (27.1) |
188 (29.7) |
135 (24.0) |
0.026 |
|
Quality of service
|
|
|
|
|
| I typically wait >2 hours to vaccinate my childb |
164 (13.7) |
102 (16.3) |
60 (10.8) |
0.006 |
| Upon having my child vaccinated, I receive some form of advice from health workersb |
861 (72.9) |
464 (74.1) |
397 (71.5) |
0.318 |
| Health workers inform me of the risk of adverse eventsb |
560 (47.4) |
303 (48.4) |
257 (46.3) |
0.471 |
| Health workers tell me my child’s next vaccination appointmentb |
382 (32.3) |
207 (33.1) |
175 (31.5) |
0.573 |
| Health workers tell me how many doses are required for vaccines to be effectiveb |
581 (49.2) |
328 (52.4) |
253 (45.6) |
0.019 |
|
Communication
|
|
|
|
|
| I lack information on why vaccination is necessaryc |
1073 (89.9) |
574 (90.8) |
499 (88.8) |
0.245 |
| I do NOT know or believe that vaccination services are available year-roundd |
401 (33.6) |
180 (28.5) |
221 (39.4) |
<0.001 |
| I have NOT heard information about immunization campaigns | 616 (51.6) | 305 (48.3) | 311 (55.3) | 0.015 |
aChi-square tests were performed to compare characteristics in high- and low-coverage areas. Statistically significant values (p < 0.05) are bolded.
bThirteen participants did not respond and were excluded. Percentages are based on the number of participants in low- and high-coverage areas (626 and 555, respectively).
cTotal includes respondents who agreed, somewhat agreed, and strongly agreed with the statement; respondents who disagreed or did not respond were excluded.
dTotal includes respondents who answered the question “no” as well as those who did not respond or said they did not know.