Table 3.
Key socio-economic characteristics in the focus group discussions respondents.
| Characteristics | Laypersons | Healthcare actors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 148 (53) | 130 (66) | 278 (58) |
| Male | 132 (47) | 66 (34) | 198 (41) |
| Age range | |||
| 18–20 | 52 (19) | 13 (7) | 65 (14) |
| 20–35 | 174 (62) | 95 (48) | 269 (56) |
| 36–50 | 36 (13) | 51 (26) | 87 (18) |
| 51–68 | 13 (5) | 34 (17) | 47 (10) |
| Compound | |||
| Bauleni | 91 (32) | 62 (31) | 153 (32) |
| Chawama | 101 (36) | 69 (35) | 170 (36) |
| Kanyama | 89 (32) | 66 (34) | 155 (32) |
| Education | |||
| Below High School | 105 (37) | 36 (18) | 141 (29) |
| High School | 143 (51) | 125 (63) | 268 (56) |
| Above High School | 33 (12) | 36 (18) | 69 (14) |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 277 (99) | 195 (99) | 472 (99) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 2 (0) |
| Times vaccinated | |||
| 0 | 106 (38) | 107 (54) | 213 (45) |
| 1 | 60 (21) | 72 (37) | 132 (28) |
| 2 | 114 (41) | 18 (9) | 132 (28) |
| Has children | |||
| No | 120 (43) | 49 (25) | 169 (35) |
| Yes | 161 (57) | 147 (75) | 308 (64) |
| Agrees giving the OCV to their children (% of those with children) | |||
| No | 8 (5) | 8 (5) | 16 (5) |
| Yes | 148 (92) | 138 (94) | 286 (93) |
| Don’t know | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | 5 (2) |
| Total participants | 281 (59) | 197 (41) | 478 |