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. 2014 May 5;13:172. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-172

Table 4.

Caregivers’ educational factors and response to acceptance of the malaria vaccine

Factors
 Vaccination in community
 Vaccination of own child
 
 Yes
 No
 Don’t know
 Total
 Yes
 No
 Don’t know
 Total
  % (n) % (n)
Ever attended school
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Yes (n = 1,603, 85.9%)
 94 (1,508)
 3.4 (55)
 2.6 (41)
 100 (1,604)
 93.3 (1,496)
 4.2 (67)
 2.5 (40)
 100 (1,603)
No (n = 263, 14.1%)
 55.9 (147)
 12.6 (33)
 31.6 (83)
 100 (263)
 55.1 (145)
 7.2 (19)
 37.6 (99)
 100 (263)
Total (n = 1,866, 100%)
 88.6 (1,655)
 4.7 (88)
 6.6 (124)
 100 (1,867)
 87.9 (1,641)
 4.6 (86)
 7.5 (139)
 100 (1,866)
Highest level of education
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Primary (n = 959, 59.9%)
 95.3 (915)
 1.9 (18)
 2.8 (27)
 100 (960)
 94.3 (904)
 2.7 (26)
 3.0 (29)
 100 (959)
Secondary + (n = 641, 40.06%)
 92 (590)
 5.8 (37)
 2.2 (14)
 100 (641)
 91.9 (589)
 6.4 (41)
 1.7 (11)
 100 (641)
Total (n = 1,600, 100%)
 94 (1,505)
 2.6 (55)
 2.6 (41)
 100 (1,601)
 93.3 (1,493)
 4.2 (67)
 2.5 (40)
 100 (1,600)
Literacy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Read and write (n = 769, 64%)
 96 (738)
 1.8 (14)
 2.2 (17)
 100 (769)
 95.1 (731)
 2.6 (20)
 2.3 (18)
 100 (769)
Read only (n = 49, 4.08%)
 73.5 (36)
 6.1 (3)
 20.4 (10)
 100 (49)
 71.4 (35)
 8.2 (4)
 20.4 (10)
 100 (49)
None (n = 384, 32%)
 69.9 (268)
 8.6 (33)
 21.6 (83)
 100 (384)
 69.1 (265)
 5 (19)
 26 (100)
 100 (384)
Total (n = 1,202, 100%)
 86.7 (1,042)
 4.2 (50)
 9.2 (110)
 100 (1,202)
 85.8 (1,031)
 3.6 (43)
 10.7 (128)
 100 (1,202)
Paid fees for visit
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Yes (n = 953, 51%)
 91.2 (869)
 4.7 (45)
 4.1 (39)
 100 (953)
 90.8 (865)
 4.9 (47)
 4.3 (41)
 100 (953)
No (n = 915, 49%)
 86 (788)
 4.7 (43)
 9.3 (85)
 100 (916)
 85 (778)
 4.3 (39)
 10.7 (98)
 100 (915)
Total (n = 1,868, 100%) 88.7 (1,657) 88 6.6 (124) 100 (1,869) 88 (1,643) 4.6 (86) 7.4 (139) 100 (1,868)