Table 4. Frequency of reasons for none or age-inappropriate measles vaccination among children 12–23 months of age in Menz Lalo district, northeast Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 326).
Reasons | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Health workers appointed me before 9 month | 177 | 54.3 |
Postponed due to insufficient children to open the vial | 42 | 12.9 |
Mothers/caregivers being too busy | 28 | 8.6 |
Forgotten or no vaccination appointment | 23 | 7.0 |
Day or time, place of vaccination inconvenient | 20 | 6.1 |
Mothers/caregivers or child get ill on the appointment day | 11 | 3.4 |
Vaccine stock outs | 10 | 3.1 |
Other reasons/multiple responses | 15 | 4.6 |
Total | 326 | 100 |