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. 2021 Jun 8;12:279–288. doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S306475

Table 5.

Knowledge of Mothers/Caretakers on Vaccine Related Characteristics Among 12 to 23 Months at Assosa Town, Ethiopia, 2020

Variables Categories Frequency %
Do you hear about vaccination Yes 351 94.4
No 21 5.6
Way you heard Radio 38 10.2
TV 31 8.3
Friends 88 23.7
Schools 33 8.9
Health Personals 157 42.2
Others 4 1.3
No 21 5.4
Objects of Vaccination To prevent disease 220 59.1
For specific disease 18 4.8
For Child health 107 28.8
Do not know 7 1.9
Others 20 5.4
Number of sessions for full vaccination One 7 1.9
Two 7 1.9
Three 35 9.4
Four 62 16.7
Five 261 70.2
Age of child to begin vaccination Just after birth 299 80.4
One month after birth 35 9.4
After one year 2 0.5
I do not know 36 9.7
Do you think vaccination will make your child sick? Yes 43 11.6
No 329 88.4
Do you bring a sick child for vaccination? Yes 57 15.3
No 315 84.7
Did your child take any vaccination? Yes 11 3
No 361 97
Do you have a card? Yes 372 100