Table 7.
Percent distribution of respondents that answered “YES” to the question “If your child receives malaria vaccine, and still gets malaria but less often than those who don’t get vaccine, will you be comfortable with that?”; by various characteristics (n = 2123)
| Characteristics | Total number_of respondents | % That would be comfortable | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2123 | 88.4 | – |
| Age (years) | |||
| <20 | 143 | 83.2 | 0.010 |
| 20-34 | 1499 | 87.9 | |
| ≥34 | 481 | 91.7 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Currently married | 1793 | 88.7 | 0.559 |
| Ever married (currently divorced/widowed) | 143 | 86.7 | |
| Single | 187 | 86.6 | |
| Education | |||
| Never been to school | 412 | 87.9 | 0.863 |
| Primary | 1473 | 88.7 | |
| Secondary+ | 238 | 87.8 | |
| Parity (number of children) | |||
| 1 | 537 | 86.2 | 0.253 |
| 2 | 473 | 88.2 | |
| 3 | 376 | 89.9 | |
| 4+ | 737 | 89.4 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer/other | 1495 | 88.8 | 0.293 |
| Business (petty vender, tailoring etc) | 355 | 88.5 | |
| Housekeeper/no job | 215 | 84.7 | |
| Civil servant | 58 | 91.4 | |
| Religion | |||
| Islam | 868 | 85.0 | <0.001 |
| Christian | 1192 | 90.7 | |
| Other | 63 | 92.1 | |
| Tribe | |||
| Kurya | 313 | 92.3 | <0.001 |
| Makonde | 272 | 87.5 | |
| Hangaza | 206 | 92.2 | |
| Zigua | 204 | 92.2 | |
| Zaramo | 140 | 74.3 | |
| Ndali | 129 | 93.0 | |
| Sukuma | 120 | 83.3 | |
| Othersa | 739 | 87.7 | |
| Region (district) | |||
| Arusha (Ngorongoro) | 280 | 92.5 | <0.001 |
| Kagera (Ngara) | 331 | 90.6 | |
| Lindi (Lindi rural) | 183 | 84.2 | |
| Mara (Serengeti) | 286 | 89.9 | |
| Mbeya (Ileje) | 188 | 93.1 | |
| Mtwara (Newala) | 193 | 88.6 | |
| Mwanza (Ilemela) | 235 | 89.4 | |
| Pwani (Kisarawe) | 190 | 72.6 | |
| Tanga (Handeni) | 237 | 89.9 | |
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