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Table 4 Knowledge and attitudes about childhood immunisations among mothers.

From: One size does not fit all: local determinants of measles vaccination in four districts of Pakistan

 

Percent (numbers) of mothers

Knowledge/attitude

Khairpur

Haripur

Khanewal

Sialkot

Have heard about childhood immunisations

83 (2760/3400)

94 (1950/2083)

94 (2323/2490)

98 (2365/2408)

Know correctly at least one vaccine preventable illness

76 (2503/3357)

83 (1717/2079)

76 (1855/2459)

88 (2097/2392)

Believe it is worthwhile to immunise children

91 (3047/3374)

97(2007/2087)

96(2387/2495)

99 (2373/2410)

Have heard of bad effects of immunisation

11 (359/3333)

4 (74/2074)

3 (81/2490)

3 (71/2393)

Have discussed immunisation in the family

83 (2733/3334)

91(1874/2067)

84(2064/2485)

89(2102/2371)

Ever visited by LHW

45(1464/3415)

62(1256/2083)

60 (1447/2496)

65 (1541/2411)

Told by LHW about childhood immunisations:

    

   among those visited

25 (350/1427)

30 (364/1228)

25 (326/1403)

24 (348/1535)

   among all mothers

11 (350/3378)

18 (364/2055)

15 (326/2452)

15 (348/2405)

  1. The slightly different denominators for the different variables reflect the different numbers of mothers who responded to the specific questions.