Table 4. Awareness of mothers about vaccination utilization in Toke Kutaye District, West Shewa Zone Oromia, Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 590).
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
EPI information | ||
Yes | 589 | 99.8 |
No | 1 | 0.2 |
Source of EPI information | ||
Health profession | 325 | 55.1 |
HEW | 571 | 96.8 |
Radio | 175 | 29.7 |
Friends | 24 | 4.1 |
Neighbours | 4 | 1.0 |
know the benefit of vaccines | ||
Yes | 579 | 98.1 |
No | 11 | 1.9 |
Benefit of vaccine meshed (*) | ||
To prevent the disease | 470 | 79.7 |
For child health | 303 | 51.4 |
For child groth | 2 | 0.3 |
List of vaccines by respondents (*) | ||
Tuberculosis | 381 | 64.6 |
Poliomyelitis | 457 | 77.5 |
Diphtheria | 267 | 45.3 |
Pertussis | 192 | 32.5 |
Diharrial | 251 | 42.5 |
Measles | 430 | 72.9 |
Tetanus | 194 | 32.9 |
know age at which child start vaccine | ||
Yes | 444 | 75.3 |
No | 146 | 24.7 |
know age at which child ended vaccine | ||
Yes | 421 | 71.4 |
No | 169 | 28.6 |
Immunization services status at health facility | ||
Good | 191 | 32.4 |
Not too bad | 367 | 62.2 |
Bad | 11 | 1.9 |
No idea | 21 | 3.6 |
Knowledge of mothers | ||
Sufficient Knowledge | 381 | 64.6 |
Insufficient Knowledge | 209 | 35.4 |
*More than one answer; percentages calculated among the total (n = 590).