Partial vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in eastern Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Knowledge of mothers/caregivers on vaccination at Haramaya district, East Hararge, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)	%Not Vaccinated	%Partially Vaccinated	%Fully Vaccinated
heard about vaccination (n = 874)
No	71	8.1	65.0	95.6	99.1
Yes	803	91.9	35.0	4.4	0.9
Source of information (n = 803)
community members	63	7.9	21.4	10.8	5.9
Health care workers	307	38.2	27.2	37.6	40.3
Health extension workers	299	37.2	32.0	38.2	35.9
TV/Radio/Newspaper	134	16.7	19.4	13.4	17.9
Message content (n = 803)
About campaign	267	30.5	24.3	45.7	30.0
Importance of vaccination	490	56.1	6.7	25.5	67.8
Where to get vaccination	30	3.4	6.7	30.0	63.3
Age to get vaccination	6	0.7	0.0	33.3	66.7
When to return for the next doses	10	1.1	20.0	40.0	40.0
The benefit of vaccinating children (n = 803)
To prevent the diseases	194	24.2	5.7	26.3	68.0
For specific diseases	90	11.2	0.0	30.0	70.0
For child health	276	34.4	6.5	27.2	66.3
Others	10	1.2	0.0	20.0	80.0
I do not know	233	29.0	41.9	39.2	18.9
Age Starting vaccination (n = 803)
Just after birth	253	31.5	5.1	17.2	44.7
Four weeks after birth	158	19.7	5.7	14.2	24.8
Six weeks after birth	114	14.2	3.2	17.2	14.0
I do not know	278	34.6	86.0	51.4	16.5
Sessions needed for full vaccination (n = 803)
Correct session	364	45.3	13.0	34.0	62.7
Incorrect session	439	54.7	87.0	66.0	37.3
Age to completed vaccination(n = 803)
< 1 year	230	28.6	3.0	21.4	75.6
> 1 year	273	34	4.4	26.4	69.2
I do not know	300	37.4	37.0	41.1	21.9
Vaccination may cause health problem
No	738	84.4	14.0	30.0	56.0
Yes	36	4.1	63.9	19.4	16.7
I do not know	100	11.4	30.0	46.0	24.0
Mother/caregiver ever decided the child to get the vaccine(n = 874)
No	797	91.2	12.8	32.2	55.0
Yes	77	8.8	71.4	22.1	6.5

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