Table 3.

Knowledge and attitudes of mothers in Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 519).

Variables	Response	Number	Present
Do you think that the COVID-19 vaccine carries the possibility of harm for your baby	Yes	210	40.46
	No	160	30.83
	Uncertain	149	28.7
Vaccines have health related risk	Yes	148	28.52
	No	178	34.30
	Uncertain	193	37.19
Vaccines protect against infectious disease	Yes	103	19.85
	No	153	29.48
	Uncertain	263	50.67
Does the vaccines are easing the complication of the disease?	Yes	110	21.19
	No	147	28.32
	Uncertain	262	50.48
Dose vaccines produce long term-immunity	Yes	114	21.97
	No	98	18.88
	Uncertain	307	59.15
Knowledge	Good knowledge	98	18.88
	Poor knowledge	421	81.12
Attitudes towards the vaccine
Do you believe vaccines are safe	Yes	150	28.90
	No	114	21.97
	uncertain	255	49.13
Do you think that, COVID-19 vaccines are essential	Yes	197	37.96
	No	89	17.15
	uncertain	233	44.89
In the event that you have covid-19, are you ready to tell for your friends and relatives	Yes	437	84.20
	No	55	10.59
	uncertain	27	5.20
Was there any change in your point of view positively towards vaccination in general recently?	Yes	285	54.91
	No	141	27.17
	Uncertain	93	17.92
We cannot decrease the frequency of COVID-19 without vaccination	Yes	96	18.50
	No	391	75.34
	uncertain	32	6.17
Attitude	Favorable attitude	200	38.54
	Unfavorable attitude	319	61.46