Table 2.

Knowledge about rotavirus infection of the study respondents.

	n	%
Have heard about the rotavirus infection a	125 ÷ 307	40.7
Knowledge that the vaccination against rotavirus is a preventive measure b	76 ÷ 125	60.8
Knowledge that the rotavirus vaccine is available in Italy b	74 ÷ 125	59.2
	Correct response
Modes of transmission of rotavirus b	n	%
Contaminated water (true)	76 ÷ 125	60.8
Contaminated food (true)	70 ÷ 125	56
Contaminated surfaces (true)	48 ÷ 125	38.4
Person-to-person (true)	45 ÷ 125	36

^a All sample (n = 307); ^b Only for those who reported that they have heard about rotavirus infection.