How do caregivers know when to take their child for immunizations?

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Table 1 How Caregivers Know When to Take Their Child for Immunizations and UTD 4:3:1:3:3^a Coverage, United States, National Immunization Survey, Parental Knowledge and Experiences Questionnaire, July 2001 – December 2002.^b

How did you know when to take your child for his/her most recent immunization?	ChoseResponse^c % (95% CI)^d	UTD4:3:1:3:3 Chose Response % (95% CI)	UTD4:3:1:3:3 Did Not Chose Response % (95% CI)	UTD 4:3:1:3:3 Difference % points (95% CI)
Doctor/Nurse at Previous Immunization Visit ^e	70.3 (68.3, 72.3)	77.2 (74.9, 79.5)	70.1 (66.0, 74.1)	7.1 (2.5, 11.8)
Shot Card/Record	19.5 (17.6, 21.3)	70.6 (65.2, 76.0)	76.2 (74.0, 78.3)	-5.6 (-11.3, 0.2)
Reminder/Recall^f	8.6 (7.4, 9.8)	71.0 (63.8, 78.1)	75.5 (73.4, 77.6)	-4.5 (-11.9, 2.9)
Other^g	18.3 (16.7, 19.9)	75.4 (71.4, 79.5)	75.0 (72.7, 77.3)	0.4 (-4.3, 5.1)

a 4 or more doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine, 3 or more doses of poliovirus vaccine, 1 or more doses of measles-containing vaccine, 3 or more doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, and 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine at 19–35 months of age
b Children in the Q3/2001–Q4/2002 National Immunization Survey were born between August 1998 and June 2001.
c Respondents could choose more than one response. Thus, total % of those who chose response will not add to 100%.
d Percents are weighted estimates.
e p-value < 0.01 for chi-square test comparing % UTD 4:3:1:3:3 who chose the reason and % UTD 4:3:1:3:3 who did not choose the reason
f Outreach worker called/came to house to tell me, health department called me/sent me reminder, or physician's office called me/sent me reminder
g Relative/friend told me, found out during visit to doctor or other healthcare provider, day care/headstart requirement, WIC (Women, Infants, Children) nurse told me, government program requirement, or other

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