Table 3.

Preference of mothers to receive text message reminders for child vaccination in Gondar city administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n=360)

Characteristics	Total (%)
Preferred appointment to begin receiving reminders
First appointment	172 (47.8)
Second	112 (31.1)
Third	47 (13.1)
Fourth	29 (8.1)
Preferred number of text messages per visit
One	231 (64.2)
Two	115 (31.9)
Three	14 (3.9)
Preferred date to receive text message reminders
On due date	131 (36.4)
A day before due date	270 (75)
Two days before due date	82 (22.8)
Three days before due date	16 (4.4)
Others	4 (1.1)
Preferred time of the day for receiving text message reminders
Morning (06:01–before 12:00)	86 (23.9)
Afternoon (12:00–18:00)	147 (40.8)
Evening (18:01–00:00)	30 (8.3)
Any time	97 (26.9)
Preferred language
Amharic only	209 (58.1)
Both Amharic and English	140 (38.9)
English only	11 (3.1)