Table 5.
Caregiver characteristics, perceptions, and decisions associated with receiving three doses of pentavalent vaccine among children who had a vaccination card at the time of interview* (weighted), household survey, WAU district, Sierra Leone, 2019
| All three pentavalent vaccine doses |
||
|---|---|---|
|
% |
95% CI |
|
|
Transportation time from home to vaccination site: | ||
| <30 min |
92 |
83-97 |
| 30 min-1 h |
92 |
82-97 |
| >1 h |
93 |
68-99 |
|
Perception of time to reach usual vaccination site |
||
| About right |
94 |
86-98 |
| A short time |
91 |
83-95 |
| Too much time |
93 |
77-98 |
|
Waiting time at vaccination site: | ||
| <30 min |
82 |
57-94 |
| 30 min-1 h |
96 |
91-98 |
| >1 h |
94 |
85-98 |
|
Perception of wait time at vaccination site: | ||
| About right |
95 |
90-98 |
| A short time |
89 |
79-95 |
| Too much time |
89 |
67-97 |
|
Payment to health care worker: | ||
| Nothing |
95 |
87-98 |
| 1000-5000 Leones |
92 |
85-96 |
| ≥6000 Leones |
90 |
75-96 |
|
Knowledge of child in family or community with vaccine side effects within last 12 mo: | ||
| Yes |
70 |
37-91 |
| No |
93 |
87-96 |
|
Self-reported refusal of recommended vaccination: | ||
| Yes |
75 |
39-94 |
| No |
93 |
87-96 |
|
Self-reported delays in receiving recommended vaccination: | ||
| Yes |
81 |
63-92 |
| No | 97 | 92-99 |
WAU – Western Area Urban, CI – confidence interval
*n = 350 children 12-36 months with vaccination card.