Table 3.
Demographic characteristics and attitudes toward measles vaccine in a sample of mothers in Tianjin, China, summer 2011
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 100 |
| Child’s sex | ||
| Female | 17 | 54.8 |
| Male | 14 | 45.2 |
| District | ||
| Binhai | 4 | 12.9 |
| Hebei | 23 | 74.2 |
| Ninghe | 2 | 6.5 |
| Wuqing | 2 | 6.5 |
| Mother’s age a | ||
| < 28 years | 7 | 23.3 |
| 28 to <30 years | 4 | 13.3 |
| 30 to <32 years | 10 | 33.3 |
| ≥ 32 years | 9 | 30.0 |
| Mother’s highest education | ||
| Middle school | 8 | 25.8 |
| High school | 4 | 12.9 |
| Vocational education | 3 | 9.7 |
| Junior college | 1 | 3.2 |
| College or above | 15 | 48.4 |
| Minutes from clinic a | ||
| ≤ 10 minutes | 22 | 75.9 |
| > 10 minutes | 7 | 24.1 |
| Importance of on-time measles vaccination | ||
| Not important | 0 | 0 |
| Somewhat important | 2 | 6.5 |
| Very important | 28 | 90.3 |
| I do not know | 1 | 3.2 |
| Necessity of more than one dose of measles vaccine | ||
| Not necessary | 0 | 0 |
| Somewhat necessary | 11 | 35.5 |
| Very necessary | 18 | 58.1 |
| I do not know | 2 | 6.5 |
| Child needs another dose of measles vaccine | ||
| Yes | 6 | 19.4 |
| No | 4 | 12.9 |
| I do not know | 21 | 67.7 |
aData were missing for 1 mother about age and for 2 mothers about distance from the clinic.