Table 2.
Parental knowledge on vaccination
| Statement | Correct/yes | Incorrect/no | Do not know |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||
| Vaccine provides nutritional supplement | 51 (36.2%) | 69 (48.9%) | 21 (14.9%) |
| Vaccines are growth factors | 90 (63.8%) | 36 (25.5%) | 15 (10.6%) |
| Vaccines are given to prevent infectious diseases | 134 (95.0%) | 5 (3.5%) | 2 (1.4%) |
| Vaccines help the brain development of children | 84 (59.6%) | 36 (25.5%) | 21 (14.9%) |
| Vaccine prevent non-communicable diseases | 75 (53.2%) | 46 (32.6%) | 20 (14.2%) |
| Vaccinating your child indirectly prevent other children from getting the same disease | 53 (36.9%) | 76 (53.9%) | 13 (9.2%) |
| Vaccines included in the Sri Lankan EPI include | |||
| Oral polio vaccine (OPV) | 134 (95.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 6 (4.3%) |
| Pentavalent vaccine | 59 (41.8%) | 17 (12.1%) | 65 (46.1%) |
| Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine | 120 (85.1%) | 10 (7.1%) | 11 (7.8%) |
| Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine | 100 (70.9%) | 9 (6.4%) | 32 (22.7%) |
| Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine | 39 (27.7%) | 22 (15.6%) | 80 (56.7%) |
| Influenza vaccine | 68 (48.2%) | 29 (20.6%) | 44 (31.2%) |
| Varicella zoster vaccine | 99 (70.2%) | 22 (15.6%) | 20 (14.2%) |
| Rabies vaccine | 53 (37.6%) | 74 (52.5%) | 14 (9.9%) |
| Hepatitis A vaccine | 64 (45.4%) | 20 (14.2%) | 57 (40.4%) |
| Matched first dose of the vaccine | |||
| OPV—2 months | 97 (68.8%) | 30 (21.3%) | 14 (9.9%) |
| Pentavalent vaccine—4 months | 42 (29.8%) | 8 (5.7%) | 91 (64.5%) |
| MMR vaccine—12 months | 53 (37.6%) | 26 (18.4%) | 62 (44.0%) |
| JE vaccine—12 months | 44 (31.2%) | 17 (12.1%) | 80 (56.7%) |
| HPV vaccine—10 years | 12 (8.5%) | 11 (7.8%) | 118 (83.7%) |
| Do you take your child for vaccination if he or she had the following conditions | |||
| Cold | 21 (14.9%) | 116 (82.3%) | 4 (2.8%) |
| Fever | 9 (6.4%) | 129 (91.5%) | 3 (2.1%) |
| Diarrhoea | 19 (13.5%) | 101 (71.6%) | 21 (14.9%) |
| If a vaccine dose is missed | |||
| That vaccine should be avoided for life | 17 (12.1%) | 110 (78.0%) | 14 (9.9%) |
| Vaccination schedule should be re-started from the beginning | 21 (14.9%) | 99 (70.2%) | 21 (14.9%) |
| The required action will depend on the vaccine | 88 (62.4%) | 17 (12.1%) | 36 (25.5%) |
| The required action will depend on the reason for the missed dose | 82 (58.2%) | 20 (14.2%) | 39 (27.7%) |
| Attend the next available routine clinic and seek medical advise | 135 (95.7%) | 0 | 6 (4.3%) |