Table 3.
Proportions of correct responses given by 373 participating mothers on selected indicators of knowledge and understanding about vaccination, by study group (n (%))
| Indicator | Control (N=178) |
Intervention (N=195) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline n=178 |
Endline n=178 |
Baseline n=195 |
Endline n=195 |
|
| General knowledge of vaccination* | ||||
| Vaccination protects against how many diseases? | 102 (57) | 113 (63) | 90 (46) | 131 (67) |
| Questions related to the immunisation card† | ||||
| What is the child's date of birth? | 42 (23) | 47 (27) | 32 (16) | 36 (18) |
| Why does the immunisation card have multiple boxes? | 114 (64) | 72 (40) | 85 (43) | 86 (44) |
| How many doses has the child received? | 31 (17) | 27 (15) | 30 (15) | 16 (8) |
| Which vaccine has the child received? | 34 (19) | 30 (17) | 26 (13) | 21 (11) |
| Questions related to the immunisation scheduleठ| ||||
| Do you know the immunisation schedule of your child? (yes) | 20 (11) | 111 (62) | 21 (11) | 182 (93) |
| At birth | 11 (6) | 93 (52) | 15 (8) | 170 (87) |
| Dose at 1.5 months | 4 (2) | 31 (17) | 7 (4) | 148 (76) |
| Dose at 2.5 months | 4 (2) | 22 (12) | 5 (3) | 156 (80) |
| Dose at 3.5 months | 5 (3) | 15 (8) | 3 (2) | 148 (76) |
| Dose at 9 months | 11 (6) | 47 (26) | 12 (6) | 172 (88) |
*Surveyors informed participants of the correct answer directly prior to asking the question.15
†A sample filled vaccination card was used to elicit responses to these four questions.15
‡These are spontaneous responses to the question ‘Do you know the immunisation schedule of your child? If yes, please name all the doses’.15
§We recorded as correct all responses recommended in the Indian immunisation schedule; however, this table presents only doses for children <12 months of age.